choose your path carefully - from a burned out princeton student
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- Опубликовано: 14 июл 2024
- A quick talk about the dangers of going down the wrong career path, and a warning to those who might see themselves getting sucked into or already in it. I truly believe this is the best thing you can do for yourself, and for the world. There are so, so many ways you can find your own path and create your own life in 2024. It just takes looking deeper at what you want.
Sorry for the bummy video quality and for how dead i sound 😭 it's been a rough few months. It's also wild to be back here after so long. I'm honestly really looking forward to making more videos, just things that I think are important to talk about, and also personal projects + stuff. I hope you guys enjoy this type of content and even if you don't, I truly, genuinely want to thank you for the support you've given along the way. It's been a wild ride.
But anyways, more on the video. I honestly made this in a rush, I think there are few more things that are important to talk about:
Sustainability is absolutely going to be huge. I think I'm going to make a separate video on this alone, but the energy industry is going to have to start transitioning away from oil and gas. The threat of global warming and a collapsing global ecosystem is real and it's already here. There are tons of opportunities to get into sustainability as we start doing this on a global scale. Princeton had a conference recently where we had guest speakers from McKinsey, the EPA, Goldman Sachs, Harvard, and JERA, and it's all in relation to how we are going to basically start saving the planet. And when you have companies like BlackRock saying they're taking this seriously too, you know it's going to be the future.
I also take back some of what I said in the video 💀 I think tech especially is still a very relevant career option, and also financing the energy transition is still going to be a big question, so there are definitely jobs in finance/consulting/IB/VC that will be related to this. But seriously ask yourself if what you are working on is something you will be okay with. Consider what you will be doing with your job, and if you find yourself in it, ask whether you feel okay being in that environment. Just check in with yourself, think ahead, and ask yourself: Is this really what I want my life to be?
At the end of the day, we all have our own paths and I don't want to discourage you from doing something that you feel compelled to do. It's not my place THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL OR CAREER ADVICE or something like that. Okay that's enough rambling from me. Hope you all are doing well. Stay safe and take care.
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"As long as you're trying your best to be someone doing good, you will be protected."
That was very comforting to hear and I hope it's true.
As long as your good is good enough
hard work can never beat genetics. there will be people outperforming you that put in half the work.
To be objective and rip off the bandaid a bit here, it's not necessarily true at all. MLK was assassinated. Malcolm X was assassinated. Frederic Chopin, a man who gave so much beautiful music to the world, died a very slow and painful death at the age of 39. Bad things happen to good people; such is the reality of a Godless universe where the only rules are the laws of physics, and the laws of physics do not care about our desires. Very bad things happen to very good people. And if you're like me and you don't believe in an afterlife, there's no hope. There is certainly beauty and joy in the world but there is an enormous amount of senseless, purposeless suffering as well, and to not acknowledge that and to instead say comforting white lies is to deny reality.
@@921EtherIdiotic statement.
@@JohnSmith-cg3cvlmao came here to say this. Love that you included Malcom X too. Hell, the US government spent a lot of money to destroy the Black Panthers, who were doing more good for African-Americans than anyone he ever had prior.
Well put.
This is why I have faith that in the next 25 years you will see a shift in human empathy
Focusing out time, energy, and skills towards being better humans and serving each other and our planet with good intentions
thats questionable imo, empathy has been drastically decreasing basically since ww2
I hope you're right
We are together
We need a change in the whole system. The society is evolving in the wrong direction
@@turtle_7777really? What do you have to support this?
I can not even fathom the amount of studying, work, volunteering, tutoring, and admissions counseling that it took for this man to get into Princeton.
Just to get even more depressed
bro tryna reduce the competition🙏😭
😂😂😂 i didn’t think of it from this pov
How do u know?
@@danthesensei you do not need to worry about being part of the competition with a comment that dumb
@@OakQueso😂😂
@@OakQueso you still didn’t explain
I watched your college videos when I was a Freshman in high school and now I've just finished applying to schools as a senior. You've been such a great inspiration to me all throughout my high school career. I recently switched from applying as a Comp Sci major to Poly Sci and your video really erased any regrets I had. Thank you for motivating me all throughout my hs journey
Smart choice. Wish I watched this guy at your age but i’m now a senior in college for Computer Science and the market is completely fucked. Too many students for not enough jobs, even for Masters students… Have no clue what to do now.
@@good-tn9sr Hey bro, I'm in dilema situation whether to choose Computer engineering or International business management in Bachelor. I'm not sure which one to choose. As people say International business management does not have scope in future and computer engineering is very hard subject for me. Can you plz guide me out?? (As I want to do ecommerce in future).
@@yanishshrestha8331Why not combine the two and do MIS (Management information systems)
@@good-tn9sr Shit me too. All of my extracurriculars are CS-based... and I feel like it's too late to switch now without going to a relatively poorer college. CS was not the right choice man, especially in this day and age.
@@yanishshrestha8331 Computer Engineering should be fine. But in the end you should go for the major you will enjoy. If you don’t choose a major you’re actually interested in, and no i’m not talking about one where you think you’ll like it mainly because of the pay, then you’ll end up switching to it down the road and lose money and time. Choose what you like, and I am sure you’ve heard this so many times but this shit is actually true and it should be hammered into everyone’s heads. Also Business management is a good major and is always safe and extremely easy.
i agree with this entire video wholeheartedly. far too many young people are being siphoned off into soulless industries nowadays. young people with potential, gifts, and aspirations to offer that are ultimately suppressed by external validators like money or a respectable career.
society is long overdue for an upheaval
It will always be like this tho
@@KennyVibes465Who’s to say that? Every passing generation is becoming more and more aware of the issues with late-stage capitalism. Every new generation, more and more progressive bills are being passed. The process of change is slow, however recently with the advancements in AI, perhaps things will speed up a bit as the US government will be forced to deal with the changing economy. Anyways, I could keep going on, but tbh you don’t seem to have put too much thought into the future. I respect that because it honestly adds more stress anyways, but I’m too cerebral for my own good
@@JoeARedHawk275I think what Kenny means is that whatever human institution is in place, whether capitalism, socialism, etc. it will be flawed because humans are flawed. The people who are at the top of the system will of course, try to stay at the top. For example, the Government can start something like a UBI, but where do you think that money is going to come from? There is always a cost, nothing is free. People will say Europe has “ Free healthcare” , but forget to mention how heavily taxed they are, or how slow the care can be, or the quality of care decreasing due to lack of compensation. There are many factors, and I think history tells us the same story, the strong will rule the weak.
I guess a question I would ask is, is it the institutions fault, or the students who fall for their advertising? I think an argument can be made for both. Yes, we want people to pursue things that will improve their quality of life, but much of school is those same people (people who work for schools) trying to improve their quality of life by advertising their “product”. So why do I need to take a communications class in college? Because it’s a required elective credit. It’s built into the school system in order to support those teachers who decided to pursue that career path. I would say that’s a fault of the schools. A fault of students would be going to college when you have know Idea what you wanna do. Everyone goes to college, if you wanna be successful you go to college. All of your peers are applying and it can feel weird not just following the crowd. Your Parents might be against it but that’s no excuse to go to college. Then you can end up spreading money on something you don’t care about. We need to change the culture around school and the schools themselves.
There's not much you can do in the world without money. I think it's important for people to be financially free so they have the freedom to do what fulfills them.
I’m a philosophy major at NYU- although there are a lot of people (especially from the stern business school) telling me it’s a useless degree, I find it very rewarding and to be the exact sort of remedy to your point at 4:42- having meaningful conversations, reading a lot and carefully, thinking critically and deeply. For anyone going through this burn out, I’d recommend taking a philosophy class!
I especially recommend going back to Ancient Greek & Roman philosophy (asking big questions that are ever more relevant and yet harder to see today), ethics and metaethics!
See you at McDonald's 😂
@@liyueyue5922 Any thoughts on the existentialist like Camus, Dostoevsky & Satre?
@@HukannaWere do you work?
@@Hukanna He's an NYU grad. His school network is likely good enough for him to get whatever business job he wants
I'm going to touch on something else - pressure. From such an early age were pressured with this idea that our lives are only worth how great of a school we can get into, how much money we have to spend, & what we do for work. That's why many school kids such as myself feel pressured to "get ahead" as much as possible, and that often leads to us rushing into situations were not truly comfortable/sold on. We end up doing them anyway cause we're pretty much told that we need "to be the best," but like, come on! Does soul searching just not happen anymore? It's like there's no focus on character development, humility, and giving back to your community - just making sure YOU get ahead.
I find this extremely trash, and thanks to your videos & my own personal reflections, I've been able to shed some of my toxic beliefs related to school (standing out & doing everything I can to get into a "top college" even If I don't know if that school's good for me) - so thank you!
From reading your paragraphs, I see and acknowledge your frustrations. However, your thoughts are availability heuristics biased. A moderate pressure can give us motivation, drive to achieve financial knowledge and let us evaluate our career. Sometimes, doing something you like for a hobby is better than doing it for a living for example. Most of what you mentioned, are available as subjects related to humanity, literature, arts. Students in those environments tend to find more materials like books, news, etc to read and develop themselves. They should also be somewhat influenced by society, parental teaching, religions, philosophy teaching in school, etc.
Sounds like you grew up in a toxic culture, sad.
@@shuhua10Her thoughts are “availability heuristics-biased” as opposed to what? Your milquetoast platitudes? She didn’t say “a little pressure is always destructive”. She was relating her experience of what may have been traumatizing psychodramas from her dysfunctional family and their toxic relationship with success and each other. Your paltry dismissal via psychobabble is tantamount to an insult; at the very least it’s an insensitive minimization. Go psychoanalyze yourself.
As far as going into humanities fields, forget expecting that to lead directly to self-development. No, I have experience studying those things and it’s simply another funnel of garbage being poured into your head. Self-inquiry is not taught outside of a blurb next to a specimen under glass. On the contrary, seeing the flippant way these subjects are sometimes taught can turn a student away from them. Or, if they’re lucky the acquired knowledge will merely be an impediment.
Anyway, the pressure is real. Maybe you’ve had it soft. Let others express their pains and try actual empathy and showing in a way that shows you can relate. “Availability heuristics”. Jfc.
True. For generations now, we have been taught that what matters is money and all that goes with it to impress others. This is so toxic and pathetic.
Hi! Honestly, the part where you talked about how we're frying our brains really resonated with me. I have my last final for this semester on Monday and I've been on Netflix all day...if I didn't come across this video I probably would have watched another movie. I guess procrastination is a part of it, but it's so easy to forget reality when you're on the internet. Like you said, I quite literally "stop using my brain." If I were being rational, I would study for finals, read a book, or do something valuable with the spare time I have. It's not that I'm unaware of the other options, but it's just that I momentarily forget. Genuinely speaking, it feels good to ignore your responsibilities, and technology makes it 10x easier to do so. You're right, we should make it a habit to actually monitor how we spend our time. Watching Netflix all day isn't helping humanity or my future(I know that), but I kind of didn't realize until someone reminded me. It's nice to see you with a video out after such a long time!!
i completely understand that feeling 😭 it can be really frustrating too, it just feels like you’re getting in your own way. it’s amazing how quickly i can lose my focus. and this isn’t even something new, like how long have we been hearing “get off your phone” lol. it’s always good to be mindful. best of luck on your final and finishing the semester! and thank you for the warm comment
Modern society is making ADHD even more disabling than it used to be tbh. ENDLESS distractions and pits of meaningless stimulation to fall into.
Thank you Quon. I love the "make sure you're doing good and you will be protected" mindset. I live near Stanford and it's really a shame to see a slow collapse in morals, values, and genuine impact and progress in our society. There is no balance and nothing seems to be sacred anymore. Brain rot is real and I hope that those in power make the right decisions for a more equitable and sustainable future.
You sound a lot like my dad but seeing someone around my age saying this just makes me so happy. I don't know how to tell you but this really means a lot to me and seeing this makes me rethink the choices that I've made. Thank you
brooo this is very brave of you. as a senior in high school I appreciate this much. thanks for the comfort and advice, man !!
Princeton '14 here. I promise you life gets a lot better after you graduate. Hang in there!
Thank you! I finished my undergrad at an ultra competitive/toxic premed school and currently studying at Oxbridge full of ppl on the IB and finance pipelines. Now that I’m applying for jobs, I realized that the amount of environmental noise (GPA med school, phd, consulting) has distracted me from pursuing what I’m truly interested in. For years. Your video is a wake up call.
:)
Same. I followed those noises and thought I’d be happy if I get there, so I did internships in large corporations and even at the UN. Just to realize I didn’t really like any of them and don’t see myself working at those places forever. But thanks to that I’m slowly discovering my aptitude for other things and possible career options.
@@lynako2546 Good for you! What path do you see yourself in now?
@@hanzhang5651 I'm currently taking a break after breaking away from the rat race. I did some solo traveling in SEA while exploring other career options.
I didn’t enjoy uni and those internships half of the time because of the people there. You have to know that certain types of people are drawn to certain places; the ones who can stay are almost by natural selection or survival of the fittest. Just think carefully about where you want to be long-term after getting to know yourself. At least through those experiences I learned where I don’t want to be.
I discovered my passion and interest in psychology and learning about social issues. Also, I have an intrinsic motivation to become a net source for good in the world. Joining a startup in the mental health industry or even filming documentaries about topics I care about are options in my mind.
I genuinely believe that every person has a talent for something that is valuable for society. The random distribution of different aptitudes in individuals is what helped our species survive as a collective from an evolutionary point of view. Take a look at a graphic of the “Ikigai” concept. Go out and meet people from completely different circles or backgrounds. The world is much bigger than what I thought.
@@hanzhang5651 I’m now taking a break after breaking away from the rat race while researching other industries and careers. I also did some solo traveling over the past year in SEA which changed my perspective.
I didn’t enjoy my uni and those internships half of the time because of the people there. You have to know that certain types of people are drawn to certain places; the ones who’d stay are almost by natural selection/ survival of the fittest. Just think carefully about where you want to be long-term after getting to know yourself well. At least through those experiences I learned where I don’t want to be.
I discovered my passion and interest in psychology and learning about social issues. Also, I have an intrinsic motivation to become a net source for good in the world. Joining a startup in the mental health industry or even filming documentaries about topics I care about are career options in my mind.
I genuinely believe that every person has a talent for something that is valuable for society. The random distribution of different aptitudes in individuals helped our species survive as a collective evolutionary. Take a look at a graphic of the “Ikigai” concept. Think about where your core qualities and personality traits will be needed. Go out to interact with people from completely different circles. The world is much bigger than you think.
hi quon! i'm also a junior at princeton and your video came up on my recommended page. i know what it's like to be a student here, and it can be difficult to create your own happiness here without burning out, so it's amazing to see that you have the ability to take a step back and reflect on your experiences here and to share your thoughts with an audience with good intentions!
What’s it like there
Really? That’s what you took away from this video?
Hey, I just wanted you to know that this video changed my perspective on admissions. I first watched your videos when I was a rising junior, summer of 2022. I was obsessed with the "opening college decisions" and r/chanceme content. I was really nervous and honestly insecure. I learned a lot from your video and I really wanted to thank you for not only giving hope, but portraying college admissions in such a.. different way? Less focus on test grades and other misc. qualifiers are far more on character & passion.
I'm a senior now, and I was recently admitted to the Stanford class of 2028. I'm probably going to commit. Thanks Quon. I don't think you'll read this, but I hope that you do.
Almost cried watching this video. Really needed to hear these words.
I like how refreshing your personality and perspective is. It's very tiring seeing people chase the life of money, status and fame, the majority of people nowadays are very shallow and hard to please... Keep up the good work, and I wish you all the best going forward in life from now on.
Your genuineness is incredible. I've never met you and have never watched your videos and yet I know 100% of what your'e saying is real advice. Everyone's rightfully worried, the world is becoming a very fucked place exponentially fast. But the fact that we recognize that is I guess the first step in making that better
I’m proud more people are realizing this
Wish I could hug you buddy, I can tell you're so tired. I'm rooting for you from afar in whatever you choose to do and hope you give yourself a break every now and then.
“as long as you’re just trying your best to do something good, you will be protected and you’ll be fine.” i needed to hear this. my ego gets so hurt seeing other students who want to go into jobs that make more money, and i feel overlooked for the work i do to make small differences in my community.
Thank you so much for your candor! I feel like so many people are after the wrong kinds of jobs. I can even concede that I was after those kinds of jobs where it was over-glamorized. I was in an internship working until 2-3am and it was wreaking havoc on me to the point where I just broke down. I now got a job with a company I worked with in my assigned clinicals and despite the pay being lower, I could not be happier to have my peace of mind and work on something I actually enjoy. Life is so much more than money. I had a friend the other day bragging about her salary in that industry and she doesn’t know how corporate politics is. I wish her the best, but I am glad to be out of that kind of toxic environment. Also, the school you go to isn’t everything. It’s wonderful you got into Princeton, but for those who didn’t, work hard at the school you got into. You don’t need to kill yourself over not getting into an Ivy League. Success is not solely defined by what school you go to. It’s what you make of it.
I also agree with that fact that the amount of time people waste on their phones is horrendous. Even people in their early to mid twenties… they think being anti-social and staring at your phone instead of being interactive looks cooler when they look like a total dimwit. I even noticed that when I spend too much time on my phone that I almost feel like my brain is lagging. Your phone can be a useful tool, but you should not be mindlessly scrolling through apps. As you said, we have a lot of potential. We should be working towards that and not wasting time. Keep putting these videos out here. Kids need to hear it to get a wake up call if they’re messing around.
your videos offer such a fresh perspective, thank you for putting these content out
From a fellow college student feeling burnout, thank you. Your insight clearly comes from a place of knowing, and this seems like a topic few are ready to cover, much less challenge. Best of luck to you, Quon.
What an extremely important message !! Thank you for sharing this, Quon, I have so much respect for you.
Bro this is so beautiful.
Thank you so much for this, from the bottom of my heart.
Much Love,
Cosmo McFarlane
You are golden. Best advice I've heard on the internet for a while
Same thought. I would encourage anyone to not pursue a top level university. It sucks. If you think about it, you are just one of many in there, it’s not worth the unhappiness, don’t get pressured by family, friends, reputation, grades or any of that. Pursue something YOU want, pursue a career YOU want, pursue the life YOU want.
Completely agree with you. Service to humanity is so important.
This video made me feel safe. It was comforting, Thank you Quon
Appreciate this video man. I'm 23 now and I've just started to realize all the time I've been wasting destroying myself doing nothing but scrolling and worrying about stuff that has no purpose. Best of luck to you in you endeavors.
came here from your princeton video, and this honestly gave me a lot of hope.
what you said about many people being smarter than they think really resonated with me. So many people with beautiful talents wash them away in favor of doing a more “respectable” career.
Hi Quon, I'm currently a sophomore in high school and I can definitely attest to the brain rot! I have found myself steering down this path and I would like to do everything I can to avoid it. I have been signing up for many AP classes and considering some of these elite universities without really having a reason why, and I would like to thank you for helping me understand that I need a real reason for everything I do. Please keep making these kinds of videos, it's SO hard to find honest, genuine people on RUclips these days and it is a lifesaver for highschoolers out there like me who have big aspirations and can benefit from someone's perspective in the outside world. Don't give up hope, any knowledge acquired is useful knowledge!
My advice to you is not to have too much on your plate. You may think it's not that bad taking a lot of AP classes, but it is so heavy. Never take more than 15 credits ever. I'm serious, anyone telling you 18+, tell them to f off. Make sure you enjoy college but study. Never slack off ever, study enough so you created fun time but like I said before, you must have fun. If not, you will hate college. You probably don't need this advice, but I am so burnt out and I made some mistakes which I wish I could change.
@@cja12345Okay, will do. Thanks for the advice, I definitely want to enjoy college and I would also like to enjoy high school. I know I will take some AP classes next year, but in your opinion how many is enough for the school year (2 or 3)? Also, would it be a good idea to focus on my interests? (Taking AP Physics / Precalculus instead of AP Language and Composition)? Thanks again!
@@cghgaming5497Yeah just sign up for the AP classes that interest you even the slightest! I actually regret not taking more AP classes because I was afraid :/
@@cghgaming5497im a senior in highschool now and one of the things i learned after talking to some professors is that if you want have a good undergraduate education where it feels like you are getting the attention and resources you need, it is best to avoid big name schools or just schools with high research activity in general. i guess the idea is that they tend to focus more of their resources and time on research and graduate education and the undergrads are sort of the last thing on their list. so obviously you still want to get into a recognizable school but you also want to make sure you are getting the most out of your time and money, my plan to take my final costs of attendance for the schools i applied to and the starting salaries for my major at those schools and that will most likely lead me to a smaller more affordable schools where i can get a good education as well as a valuable degree
@@kururugi8221 Thanks, I'll try to keep this in mind!
This was such an incredibly refreshing video. I really love how your mind works, please make more videos about general insight on life and also what do with life. You earned a sub
I got a likely letter from Columbia and from Johns Hopkins for the bme program. My dream my entire life was to go into medicine and research, and I truly felt compelled towards Hopkins for that reason. My dad agreed, but all my friends said that medicine would not make me “rich by 30” and I would be in debt. They told me to go to Columbia and study finance, as there is a strange fixation with youth over jobs that allegedly would provide the quickest path to riches, morality and true substance of the career aside. I am heavily leaning towards Johns Hopkins now after watching this video. I want to be a doctor, I want to truly add to this world, not make my career off of exploiting people. Thank you for this video :)
Such good insight and similar thinking of what I thought about when I entered Pomona College as a freshman recently and am graduating soon. 100% thought I was gonna be Econ Major + Investment Banking postgrad, but had a lot of conversations with myself, friends, and God and felt called to something more creative. Then became a photographer in the music industry, have shot billboards in Times Square/magazine covers, toured the world shooting one of my favorite musicians, all while in school. This isn't to brag but that to prove that if you feel called to something else, your passion will motivate you to work on side projects/grind and you'll see comparable goals being reached but in an avenue MUCH MUCH MUCH more fulfilling to you.
Your advice is on point! Realizing all this at such a young age is a sign of your maturity and wisdom!
I'm a couple years out of college. Also went to an Ivy. You're a smart dude asking and thinking about the right questions, but I think your perspective will evolve, mature, and ultimately change. The traditional Ivy path of going into finance, consulting, or tech is well-trodden for a reason, and it's more than just that they're lucrative, though that's obviously a major factor. These paths will expose you to the highest levels of work done in the biggest and most impactful enterprises across our country. And the impact of making significant money while young is not to be understated. The financial freedom it unlocks for you will allow you to make bigger moves in a direction you specifically want to go down later, and you'll doubly be well-armed with a strong network and skillset. I just want to caution against this mindset that your immediate job post-grad determines the rest of your life. I know lots of people from years above me in college who did banking/consulting/some type of tech role like software engineering and are doing interestingly different things now. They're not bad launch pads to do cool things later on. Totally agree with you on your point about brain rot, though.
In the description of the video he notes that he takes back what he said in the video regarding tech; he believes that they're still very relevant options. 😊Though the impact of AI will be interesting.
Agreed. I’m in tech and 28 years old. I should be able to retire at 34 if I want (but will probably switch to a less stressful career). I’m not sure how anyone could complain about this career path since as you said it opens up unlimited options so early in your life.
I feel the same. It's like he just had a 'revelation' and had to reveal with us all and influence young adults with his ideals which are subjective. People should refer to Maslow's Hierarchy of needs to see that financial freedom is the first thing they need to pursue higher level. From my point of view, colleagues and environment make a big difference despite whatever career of your choice. It's like going to a hard maths class you hate but everyone encourages and helps you out, you become better and enjoy it more in the end, and if you don't, you can quit but with good friendships and connections, also knowledge, experiences, which contribute to future success, happier life.
I think the main thing you forget in you’re addressing of his statements is the fact that he speaks about the lack of meaning, and contribution to society in a positive way that many of these career paths and the subsequent providers offer. You can become the greatest guy in finance but how much are you doing for society? Do you believe in God? Who are you held accountable to for your reasonable sacrifices and service to the world? This life is about more than lining our pockets, or being innovative, it’s about helping those who are in need, because that’s the only thing that’s gonna matter in your death, whether you knew Christ and whether you helped the people that were in need on this earth. That’s just one perspective, the most concrete one I believe..
You saved my life with this video.
This was incredible insightful to hear. I'm a student at ucla right now and I'm also beginning to reevaluate some of my choices so this was so refreshing and mind-opening for me. great vid
This was a good listen. Thank you for creating this video.
Thank you so much for this much needed message. You are so sweet. ♥
I'm so burnt out with college and its affecting my grades now, it's just spiralling. every exam I'm somehow doing worse. The school I am at, lets just say its very selective, it's not princeton but it's definitely a top 20 school. I sometimes wish I never attended college, I think I'd be fine doing some trade. And I am getting a degree that requires a long graduate school. my 20's will be gone for sure, I'm tired bro. I hate the position I'm at its not even like I'm a freshman, I'm wrapping up college soon. Just so tired man, so so tired. I get your pain
Same. So so resonating with this. I'm just tired man. I'm so tired man. I know I'm not in a position to really complain, I have a pretty good internship this summer, I go to a fairly selective school. I'm a junior, so I only have a little bit of time left. But it's like man, I don't really freaking care anymore dude. I'm just tired.
I’m sorry dude. If you don’t mind, what college is it? I got into some T20s and T10s and still need to decide, I just want to see if it is one of the ones I’m considering.
king. love this message
MY KING
You said it better than anyone else could have- glad to know people like this exist
Thank you for sharing and being so honest ❤ ❤ many blessings to you and those watching 🙏
Excellent reflection here sir, I appreciate the honesty and advice especially on behalf of brain rot and the workforce. I have always advocated for people to start valuing the little things such as rest, health, and what not. Gained yourself a subscriber.
This came at the perfect time, thank you.
This is so real. Thank you for this
This was a brilliant video in terms of putting things into perspective ❤ much appreciated
What a beautiful post. You are so wise beyond your years and likely will always be a happy person who can sleep well at night with no guilt and regret!
I love and appreciate your honesty and insights! Thank you for making this, you are apart of the change simply by speaking the truth and getting the ball rolling. Thank you, friend :)
a) omg u uploaded b) facts. i needed to hear this. we all need to hear this.
i needed this. thank you.
this is so important, thank you Quon. from a senior in college who also has seen these patterns
Thanks so much, this is exactly the coaching I needed these days 🙏🙏.
This is so wholesome, well-said!
Great video and advice, we need things like this to be said more going into the future!
This video means a lot to me, thank you!
Such a beautiful video. This is great advice. Really insightful.
so beautifully put.
You have a lot of wisdom for your age, man. Thank you!
Hey Quon, this is a CS junior at Georgia Tech. I feel the exact same. Super burnt out, tired, fatigue, not sure if I even enjoy what I'm doing with my life (even if day to day I feel satisfied with some of the work that I do). It's tough to feel like you're doing things right. I don't even spend a particularly large amount of time on my phone, but I'll usually fill that time with work. Problem sets, extracurricular projects, team meetings. I think it's affecting my mental health, but I'm not sure. I just wanted to say your video resonated a lot, and even though I'm in a position where I probably don't have to worry about my career and money, I'm really not sure I even care that much now.
thank you for this video. i wish you the best 🙏
I just watched your scholarship video, then found this one. I agree with what you are saying here with the world going crazy and the addiction to phones. I have deleted most of my socials, but still struggle to not be on youtube for too long. Some of my friends are completely addicted to tiktok and twitter and instagram, and it is sad and I wish they could at least try to take a break from it. It is kind of difficult because even though I feel a lot better mentally without social media, it can be isolating especially for people that rely on that for their connection, to get rid of them. Good luck to everyone out there on their journey.
its nice to see youve uploaded again considering that your last one was two years ago. I really like your videos because they feel like the most "right"/ unarguably true college advice to me. I really relate to your life advise and regrets video too so can see a lot of stuff I can look forward to improve on. Im a junior in highschool rn and gotta apply for college internships and was wondering if Bio/Stem/Chem internships would be good options for internships that would be meaningful/service to humanity like you mentioned. [also considering those specific ones because I am currently working to get a Natural Sciences AS degree because my highschool is partnered with a college so i can take college classes]
hi, thanks for the comment! those are great places to start, I think the most important thing at this point is to just keep learning and finding what you like and what you don't like. it seems like you already like sciences so keep trying things related to stem. i wouldn't stress too much about being of service just yet, but i'm honestly so impressed and it makes me so hopeful seeing you talk about this! for now, spend time digging into what you are best at. what do you like doing? and just keep trying things, like the internships. everything you do teaches you about what you like or don't like. and more importantly, ask the people who you are working for about their experience! ask about the industry they work in, ask about what kind of work they've done in the past. see if anything they say clicks for you. everyone can be a teacher if you let them and see what they have to say.
also i don't want to discourage anyone who might be interested in tech. i think i was a bit too absolute in the video. coding and computer science are still extremely relevant today, and if that's something you really enjoy, please don't let me stop you from pursuing it! keep building your skills and developing your passions, for whatever interests you. it's more so about what you use those skills for. writing code for google so they can make a button 0.1 seconds faster is not really doing much. on the other hand, using code to model climate change, or using AI to optimize agricultural practices, or using it to design more efficient public transportation, are definitely contributing more to humanity.
but yes, going back to your point. bio, chem, physics, and other stem fields, those are all great places to be applying to, and see if you can find what the internship is about beforehand as well.
Thank you. It does inspire me to look more well about which jobs can make an impact
Just wanted to say Thank You for this meaningful video, really. It is surely sound advice and a good reminder to be true to oneself.
im happy i came across this video. im going to graduate this semester and kinda lost with what what industry i want to enter into, but i do wanna work for a company with a deeper purpose, so im glad i watched this video!
Senior at UCLA year - totally agree and resonate with this message. I am going into the environmental field, so different practice, but even within this field their are many paths to take and important to really think about what you are passionate about and think is important vs. what is 'acceptable' or trendy or will make you the most money.
Also, as a student worker as well, I do feel like the motivations and experiences are different from those from a background where we're just trying to get enough money to pay rent/help out family/various experiences - HOWEVER, I do still thinking finding what you're truly passionate about and pursuing that is still very important.
Appreciate the honesty bro. Stay up
ur a great person from what i can tell, i wish you the best life bud
Just a note from a fellow engineer: AI won't replace any master's degree jobs and it's not right now. Big companies are hiring less just because they over-hired a few years ago (it was super easy to get into Google, BCG, and JPMorgan back in 2015 for example). So you shouldn't worry that much: as long as you keep studying you'll find a nice job. If this job is going to be a multinational company or in a smaller firm really depends on the market condition in 2 years and we cannot make any prediction about that.
AI will eventually replace everything. We’re years away obviously and it doesn’t mean you should just stop what you’re doing entirely, but all these engineering jobs are going to be replaced. Everything.
@@rickystafford7433I bet you are from the US. Don’t worry you guys are great at make things bigger than they are. ML has been around from 1980 and has taken no job so far
@@rickystafford7433 The calculator didn't replace mathematicians, unless AI becomes conscious, humans will still be needed.
Im considering going for a CS diploma is that even worth it at this point
@@archaicb Machines replaced mathematicians to a great degree
I am in high school; thank you for this video. I can see that you have seen suffering, and I appreciate that you are telling people about what is going on in these universities.
This was very helpful and I really enjoyed thank you so much for helping me opening my mind up to different possibilities other than just tech jobs I feel like that what a lot of people want and look for nowadays
As a college senior in computer science, yeah this summarizes a lot of what I'm feeling about the world right now, and I second meditation and gratitude journaling as a daily habit to fight the brain rotting effects of shortform content
i just started my comp sci degree this year am i cooked 😭😭
@@leovu8500Honestly studying all these data structures and whatnot has really burned me out, not because it’s hard. It’s because the tech industry is becoming more and more saturated and I feel like if I get a corporate tech job, my life would be useless. I also switched from pre-med and honestly I think I would be a lot happier if I stuck with that instead of making the switch to comp-sci. However, I hope you find it rewarding in some way and don’t think about the field like I do lol.
@@leovu85004 years is a long time my man don’t stress it
@@JoeARedHawk275hey man i’m on the exact same path, I immediately switched from pre med to CS when i got to college and right now as a sophomore i’m questioning my decision lol
I'm also a college senior in CS and I've been dealing with deep depression and anxiety that I've had even before college but is definitely exacerbated by the feeling that my degree is worthless. I went into CS because I couldn't think of anything else and I thought it would land me a safe career. But now it seems like landing a job is harder than ever and on top of that, most tech jobs seem like they are not beneficial to humanity anyway. So it's been essentially impossible for me to pour my soul into something I genuinely don't enjoy and don't feel any purpose in doing that also happens to be incredibly challenging and complex. I'm gonna finish my degree because I didn't accumulate all this debt for nothing but I need to seriously spend more time meditating and evaluating my true wants and needs instead of what I think I should be doing.
really valuable and enlightening stuff/info! It's brave, from my perspective as a political science junior at temple university who only declared last year after being undeclared, to hear this input about computer science, for example...it highlights some of my own intuitions about where it takes the average person, especially with that idea that you discussed with the appearance of a respectable job and all of that B.S. I really like your outlooks and the topics that you've discussed here as just someone who had you come up through the algorithm and as someone who tries to consume content like this on youtube mindfully and at a manageable pace without compromising on my own self-care and authentic thought patterns/interpretations. I like that you seem to enjoy offering clarity about certain things and your delivery is refreshing! ~ from one young thoughtful person to another
Amazing video man, you are great.
Thanks for making this video❤
I'm one of those high school juniors who I think this video was directly aimed at. I've always wanted to go into business at a super good college make a lot of money, etc. I am so shocked at how this five minute video was able to capture my attention and force me to consider a new perspective on college and my future in general. I just want to sincerely thank you for making this video, it was really moving.
thank you so much for posting this, it’s really eye opening and it’s made me rethink now what I want to do. I’m a junior in HS and I was thinking about majoring in finance (really for the money 😭) but I want to major in business I’m just not sure what specialization yet 😭.
Business is a bit risky ngl. Just make sure you get interships then you'll be fine. If you can get like 2-3 before you graduate you're set. If not then idk bro, good luck.
Also consider that internships are EXTREMELY hard to get right now in every single industry. Getting one would be a massive challenge let alone 2-3.@@cja12345
Very well articulated and deeply insightful
man I 1000% agree with the stuff about not doing jobs that just pass money around rich people. purposeless life. was literally just having an argument with a friend yesterday abt this, and now today i get this on my feed
Really appreciate you making this video. Coming from someone who went through the University of Texas in Austin for both undergrad and grad school, I can wholeheartedly agree
So real. Thank u for this❤
I found this video at like the perfect time, thanks man 😁
I love that you are so young and already aware of this Quon!
Great video man. Sending you love
Beautiful message and video.
i needed this
THANK YOU I NEED THIS
Beautifully said Quon!
My notifications hoed me, but great message this video bro!!😊
I recently wrapped up the college application cycle applying as an environmental science major and I was initially very skeptical and worried about missing out on consulting/ib/tech jobs but kept telling myself that I was making the right choice following my genuine interest. I just wanted to say thank you, and this video really makes me feel better about my decision. Definitely want to pursue this path either at a big company or by starting a startup even more now. Thank you for the motivation.
YOOO my fav is back!
Your upload schedule speaks volumes for your honesty, this is a breath of fresh air by comparison to the onslaught of spam being put on the internet lately. Thank you! ❤
P.S. We need more authentic content like this to be pushed by the algorithm, and less of the mister beast-esque producers churning out video after video like it's a factory line. It worries me that people can now say being a "influencer" is their profession. Most (but not all) of them end up giving a net-negative back to our societies psyche, and yet our current financial model rewards such negligence. I hope this is just a temporal imbalance, and not a sign of what's to come.
Self assessments and personality tests are the single misunderstood and underutilized skills in our school system. Once you know how your mind works, what you easily gravitate towards and learn a skill around that you've won the game of life. I'm an INTJ so science and innovation come very easy. So easy that it's hard to explain how I understand stuff to those it doesn't come easy to. I chased money in real estate for so long until I too finally burned out because it was always HARD for me to do. I don't fight hard to create, innovation and engineer things.
PS. I truly hope you're doing good. Thanks for sharing!
Lots of love brother ❤
I needed to hear this