Hey guys, Garrett here.
So to sum up my situation, I'm trying to get into medical school. The thing is, I'm not very motivated about school in general. Last term I got a B+ average and I need an A- to get into medical school, so I'm almost there! School has always been easy for me, I don't work that hard, and it's because I just don't find any classes interesting. For example, I LOVE psychology and study it in my spare time, but when I go to class, all it is are boring definitions to memorize, and it's things I already know. I got an A- in psychology, but I don't have much of a drive for school. Whenever I'm studying, I'll always come to this site and read a bunch of posts and basically get engulfed in this. I'd much rather be going out and picking girls. My goal right now is to get efficient at my schoolwork, which I already have done. I know exactly what I have to do, it's just that I don't want to do it. All day I think about my fundamentals, girls, getting better game, sports, working out. I've been doing school for years, and I'm bored of this same old routine all the time, I want to go out and pickup girls, but I have to wait till summer. If i actually applied myself in school, I'd be getting a 4.0, I just don't really care to :/. I think it's because I haven't set any goal that's motivational. In the past I'd tell myself to just go for an A- as a goal, but I usually don't achieve it because I feel like it's not a very specific goal. Do you guys have any advice on how to set a motivational goal? Is it possible to get a drive to succeed at something you aren't passionate about?
Another thing, one of my professors once asked my class, "How many of you want to become doctors?" Almost the entire class put their hands up. He then went on to say, "How many of you have parents enforcing you to become doctors?" Almost everyone kept their hands up, including me. Then he went on, "You should all do what you love, because you will never work a day in your life. When I come to school and research chemistry (he's a chemistry prof), I love it. I used to have chemistry kits when I was a boy, I used to love chemistry even at a young age, it just fascinated me!. I never did that well in math, because I was never that interested in it, I even skipped the exam! So do what you love if you want to be happy."
^^ In regards to that, I agree. The thing is, you have to be realistic with what you want to do, because if you want to be a professional NBA player and you're 20, you're going to have one hell of a slog trying to make it. You can make it, but as Chase said, not many people are built for mastery. I'd say I'm above average at almost everything I do, but I'm not GREAT at anything. I don't know if I'm capable of mastery, but I want to get good enough at things until I feel satisfied with my results.
Any advice would be appreciated as I'd love to hear your thoughts
Cheers,
Garrett
So to sum up my situation, I'm trying to get into medical school. The thing is, I'm not very motivated about school in general. Last term I got a B+ average and I need an A- to get into medical school, so I'm almost there! School has always been easy for me, I don't work that hard, and it's because I just don't find any classes interesting. For example, I LOVE psychology and study it in my spare time, but when I go to class, all it is are boring definitions to memorize, and it's things I already know. I got an A- in psychology, but I don't have much of a drive for school. Whenever I'm studying, I'll always come to this site and read a bunch of posts and basically get engulfed in this. I'd much rather be going out and picking girls. My goal right now is to get efficient at my schoolwork, which I already have done. I know exactly what I have to do, it's just that I don't want to do it. All day I think about my fundamentals, girls, getting better game, sports, working out. I've been doing school for years, and I'm bored of this same old routine all the time, I want to go out and pickup girls, but I have to wait till summer. If i actually applied myself in school, I'd be getting a 4.0, I just don't really care to :/. I think it's because I haven't set any goal that's motivational. In the past I'd tell myself to just go for an A- as a goal, but I usually don't achieve it because I feel like it's not a very specific goal. Do you guys have any advice on how to set a motivational goal? Is it possible to get a drive to succeed at something you aren't passionate about?
Another thing, one of my professors once asked my class, "How many of you want to become doctors?" Almost the entire class put their hands up. He then went on to say, "How many of you have parents enforcing you to become doctors?" Almost everyone kept their hands up, including me. Then he went on, "You should all do what you love, because you will never work a day in your life. When I come to school and research chemistry (he's a chemistry prof), I love it. I used to have chemistry kits when I was a boy, I used to love chemistry even at a young age, it just fascinated me!. I never did that well in math, because I was never that interested in it, I even skipped the exam! So do what you love if you want to be happy."
^^ In regards to that, I agree. The thing is, you have to be realistic with what you want to do, because if you want to be a professional NBA player and you're 20, you're going to have one hell of a slog trying to make it. You can make it, but as Chase said, not many people are built for mastery. I'd say I'm above average at almost everything I do, but I'm not GREAT at anything. I don't know if I'm capable of mastery, but I want to get good enough at things until I feel satisfied with my results.
Any advice would be appreciated as I'd love to hear your thoughts
Cheers,
Garrett
