Are You Developing Yourself? Or Your Paper Self?
April 5th, 2008 · Category: BlogWhy go to school? Most would agree it’s to prepare ourselves for our futures. However, it seems most of those peoples’ approach is to prepare themselves… on paper. Examples: In high school/college, why get good grades, high test scores, join clubs and do community service? Because it looks good on your college/grad/med school application/resume.
Ever since being involved in several organizations in college and actually enjoying and learning from those experiences, I realized the most value I got from college wasn’t earning a degree, but rather developing myself in leadership, communication, teamwork, management, service, and meeting and becoming friends with wonderful people. These are things you take with you no matter what job you get, what major you’re in, or how much money you make.
Ramit Sethi elaborates beautifully on this in his blog post “Your College is Not a Technical School“.
Think about your current priorities and where you’re committing your time. Are you doing things so you’ll be better?… or just so you’ll look better?