Students: When Will You Ever Use Algebra? Calculus? Physical Science?…
When you went to school, you probably said, “when will I ever use this stuff?” at least once in your life. Maybe you said it during high school’s algebra class. Or maybe it was during college where you had to solve differential equations. Whenever it was, it was a valid question. When will you ever use this stuff?
You probably never solved calculus problems in your day job. In fact, you probably never used most of the stuff they taught you in school at a practical level. But you know what? It did have some sort of purpose—it made you smarter. It conditioned your brain to solve problems, not necessarily math or science problems, but just regular problems.
If you ever found yourself with a difficult problem, your brain is working to solve that problem. In fact, after 15+ years of challenging, academic studies, your brain is conditioned to go through the steps to solve a problem.
Even if it’s not problem solving, the classes still expanded your mind. It conditioned you on how to learn new stuff. It expanded your vocabulary, thoughts, and views. It also helped you to practice writing, reading, thinking, and solving problems.
Also being successful in school helped you learn how to get things done. It also taught you about time management. It probably even taught you social skills because you had to interact with teachers and your buddies in school.
So if you’re in school now, work hard in these classes. All those classes that you think are useless are useful—it’s just not that obvious. They’ll stretch your brain far. And that will help you in your job life.
If you’re out of school, you know the drill: keep learning, practice and improve your current skill sets, learn new skill, read a lot, take classes in subjects you’re interested in, and just do things to evolve yourself.
Stumble it!
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