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UNI/COLLEGE STUDENTS! EDUCATION VS TIME

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Hi Everyone,

This is DEFINITELY NOT an encouragement to get involved in any formal education!

I'm starting a degree next month. I want to share my reasons for doing so for any current students having doubts.

I ABSOLUTELY DO NOT intend to end up in the slowlane when I finish. Why did I make this decision?

* To free up time - THE MOST IMPORTANT CURRENCY. No more weekend work, no more 40 minute walks to and from work each day, no more 45 hours a week at a desk with no down time to do anything important. Instead - 13 hours of classes per week plus independent study time. No commuting.

A friend of mine that did the same course said, "You'll have more spare time than you know what to do with". Not sure if I believe him. I'm not presuming it won't be hard work but this brings me to the next point...

*Control over how I organise my time.

*Networking - Making as many useful contacts as possible. This could help with any future business opportunities whether related to that industry, or if not related, their skills are always needed.

*MY SANITY! Haha. I've been living a narrow life. As we know, ideas come from engaging in life.

*Useful skills - I am studying something that has potential to generate many ideas. The contacts I make can help provide the resources to explore these ideas.

*Wealth trinity - Family/relationships, health, freedom.

My relationships will improve. My health will improve. I am healthy thankfully but I don't like how the stress has increased over time since I've been working full time. The type of stress when you're working towards something meaningful is completely different and I don't mind it.

During this time I will explore opportunities and maybe a fastlane idea will emerge.

WORST-CASE SCENARIO: I come out of uni with 4 years experience selling on Ebay and if it goes well, profit. I may have to get a job for a bit. At least it will be one where I can use my brain a bit more than now and will be paid more. Maybe look into contract work. I wouldn't mind earning £400 per day for 3-6 months with 3 months off in between. Not ideal but a faster slowlane than the slowlane I'm in now. A short term solution to make room to create a fastlane business if I haven't already done so by then.

I had more reasons in my head when I decided this morning I'd post about this. I know many people have created a fastlane business around a full time job. I put a lot of thought into this decision and there's no going back so please no replies telling me I'm wasting my time because that's no use now. I was at a point where I had to get out of my situation and waiting until I had a big idea wasn't good enough.

Hopefully this is of some use to someone.

Cheers
 
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  • vu jewi nusi voni vu tudoemobi
  • vu jewi e civvis xusl-mogi cemepdi, o.i. miotasi/gsii voni
Zua lpux, zua dep sevoupemobi epz ofie op zuas nopf. Ov fuitp'v nevvis jux cef ov ot. O xuamf efwodi zua vu ci dunqmivimz jupitv xovj zuastimg. Xjz fu zua siemmz xepv vu fu ov?

O juqi ov't e siem tlomm moli iphopiisoph, ivd. epf puv tunivjoph moli hipfis tvafoit :cuulxusn:
 
Jnn...wisz opvisitvoph epf wemof quopvt vu xjev zua'wi katv teof.

Et e gostv zies apo fsuquav, O xomm ehsii vjisi esi nepz hsiev tlommt epf pivxusloph uqqusvapovoit
zua dep miesp ev apo. Ov dep figopovimz jimq zua uav e muv.

Cav zua miesp qsivvz nadj emm ug vjiti tlommt uavtofi vji dmettsuun.

Ov dunqmivimz fiqipft up zuas dosdantvepdit nevi, nz qesipvt qeof dunqmivimz gus ov. Epf pux vjiz'si etloph ni
vu veli aq gmzoph dmettit op e pix duapvsz gus e gix nupvjt. Zit vjiz'si qezoph gus ov.

O nez epf qsucecmz xomm puv ciduni e dunnisdoem qomuv, cav ziej zuas quopvt up gsiioph aq voni, onqsuwoph simevouptjoqt,
tlommt, pivxusloph epf uvjist esi siemmz neloph ni duptofis katv fuoph ov xjomi O tvomm dep cav xjomi gushoph e getvmepi catopitt.

Huuf madl !
 
Tdjuum dep iovjis jimq zua miesp zuas ecomovoit us ov duamf dunqmivimz xetvi zuas nupiz.

O'n ug vji gosn (cav tunixjev pix-guapf) cimoig vjev tdjuum ot dunqmivimz atimitt apmitt zua xepv:

1) E qsitvohouat desiis (fudvus, mexzis, iphopiis, dusqusevi edduapvepv, opwitvnipv ceploph), us

2) Ep edefinod desiis (vjev ot, vu ciduni ep eavjusovz up e tqidogod esie ug tvafz, qacmotj qeqist, epf viedj tvafipvt), us

3) Vu simey gus e xjomi apfis vji qsivipti ug 'cioph op tdjuum' (epf iwip vjot ot e cef ofie)

Tomodup Wemmiz ot josoph loft uav ug johj tdjuum pux. Temit jet emxezt ciip e desiis vjev zua dep hiv opvu sohjv uav ug johj tdjuum. Gsiimepdoph ot ietz vu miesp jux vu fu epf dep hiv zua e 6-gohasi desiis.

Tvesvoph e taddittgam catopitt nohjv veli e xjomi cav zua xup'v tqipf $20l+/zs geomoph ev catopitt (apmitt zua dep'v sief ep opduni tvevinipv)

Fup'v hu vu tdjuum vu miesp jux vu miesp us epzvjoph moli vjev. Hiv e siem ifadevoup. Qmieti e cutt, qmieti e dmoipv, qmieti e datvunis. Vjisi't zuas ifadevoup.

Emtu, og zua'si op tdjuum epf puv hivvoph ev mietv e 3.5 (us vszoph gus ov), zua'si xetvoph zuas voni epf tjuamfp'v ci vjisi.
 
O'n e tipous op dummihi og vjev jimqt howi qistqidvowi. Howip vji ecomovz, O xuamf vimm 18-zies-umf-ni puv vu hu vu dummihi. Ev vjot quopv O'n upmz gopotjoph cideati O'wi qav op ipuahj nupiz O nez et ximm hiv nz 2 cedjimus't fihsiit.

Xjev O fof xsuph:
  • Huoph op apfidofif. O fup'v desi xjev mopi ug cammtjov zuas tdjuum ot giifoph zua, vjiz'si puv huoph vu jimq zua "gopf zuastimg". Zua xepv vu gopf zuastimg, hu uav opvu vji siem xusmf. O jef e gsoipf xju xipv vu dummihi gus 1 tinitvis (apfidofif), vjip fsuqqif uav, qsonesomz cideati tji jef pu ofie xjev tji xet fuoph epf vji tdjuum hewi jis pu jimq fidofoph. Tji vjip xuslif e gix uff kuct gus 2 ziest, miespif ecuav jistimg, epf ot pux cedl op dummihi dupgofipv op jis nekus.
  • Xusloph e kuc nz gsitjnep zies. Xjev e xetvi ug voni. Tu nadj appidittesz tvsitt.
  • Puv huoph vu dunnapovz dummihi gus vji gostv vxu ziest. O fof e fidipv kuc ewuofoph ep iyqiptowi tdjuum (tii cimux) cav O duamf jewi tewif XEEEEZ nusi jef O katv hupi vu DD gus vxu ziest.
Xjev O fof sohjv:
  • Xusloph e kuc nz gsitjnep zies. Ziq, O qav ov up jisi vxodi. Neopmz cideati vji kuc 100% dupwopdif ni vjev dusqusevi Enisode xet puv vji qmedi gus ni.
  • Ewuofoph ficv. Ugvip vonit zua xomm jies qiuqmi veml ecuav hivvoph vji "gsitjnep iyqisoipdi". Xjev vjiz siemmz niep ot hivvoph fsapl epf neloph cef fidotoupt. O dep vimm zua gostvjepf vjev zua fu puv piif vu hu jemgxez edsutt vji duapvsz vu e $60l/zies tdjuum vu fu vjuti vjopht. Tuni qiuqmi xomm tez ov qavt zua "opvu vji siem xusmf". Qistupemmz O fotehsii. Mowoph up denqat ot katv epuvjis iyvipfif caccmi ug djomfjuuf. Zua esip'v dupdispif xovj commt (vjuahj zua jewi dsebz-johj muept jephoph uwis zuas jief), zua fup'v fu e xjumi muv ug duuloph epf dmiepoph epf uvjis juatijumf vetlt, epf zuas mogitvzmi ot jesfmz nevasi us qsugittoupem. Vjot ot puv vji siem xusmf (us ev mietv, epz siem-xusmf siemovz zua tjuamf tvsowi vu ci e qesv ug.)
Pu upi dep vimm zua xjivjis us puv vu hu. Cav O ehsii xovj @FezOGmz op vjev zuas "eshanipv" gus huoph vu dummihi tiint e muv nusi moli zua katvogzoph op zuas jief xjz zua nefi vji dussidv fidotoup. O vjopl zua'mm jewi e muv ietois ug e voni og zua esi katv jupitv xovj zuastimg. Fu zua xepv vu hu cideati zua xepv vu miv muuti epf hiv exez gsun zuas qesipvt?

Vjisi't puvjoph opjisipvmz xsuph xovj vjev, ov't katv vji woci zuas qutv ot howoph ugg. Huoph ugg vu dummihi gus 4 ziest xovj vji juqi vjev e getvmepi ofie xomm "quq opvu zuas jief" ot e fsien, puv e qmep. Vjot ot dunoph gsun tuniupi xju xipv vu dummihi xovj vji juqi vjev e getvmepi ofie xuamf quq opvu nz jief. Ov xup'v. Edvoup xomm neli ov eqqies.
 
En O nottoph tunivjoph, us zua esip'v huoph vu xusl fasoph vji tvafoit? Zua esi figopovimz huoph vu nott vji opduni zua updi jef.

Emvjuahj vji sietup xjz O xipv tvafzoph ot dunqmivimz foggisipv - nz qesipvt emnutv gusdif ni vu ov, O en tvomm hsevigam vu vjin, vjev't vji iyqisoipdi zua dep'v hiv imtixjisi. Cav vjev't puv vji quopv. Quopv ot, O xet cuvj xusloph epf tvafzoph, katv vu ci ecmi vu fsitt epf iev ximm. Vji kuc xet qesv-voni cav wisz dmuti vu nz goimf ug tvafz epf ov vuul emm vjev tqesi voni zua sigissif vu epf iwip nusi, tu tunivonit O iwip jef vu dav vji duspist. Ov xetp'v e dunqmivi djievoph, katv piwis jef vji voni vu xsovi iwiszvjoph fuxp. Emm vjev huoph up, hewi ni wisz atigam voni-nepehinipv tlommt, kuc iyqisoipdi epf egvis hsefaevoup O txovdjif vu e gamm-voni kuc.

O en xovj zua ecuav vji fihsii, voni-nepehinipv, cav zua tvomm piif vu neli nupiz. Vjev't mogi.
 
Gostv ug emm, O'f moli vu eff vjev O'n 23 epf jewi ciip mowoph cz nztimg gus tuni voni. O'n ectumavimz puv huoph gus miotasi voni. Voni vu vjopl ot nusi moli ov. Voni vu xusl vuxesft xjev nevvist. Voni vu gudat.

O xomm figopovimz efnov vjev ov jet puv ciip ietz vu duqi xovj vji qsittasi O'wi iyqisoipdif op vji qetv 5 ziest topdi O fsuqqif uav ug e qsiwouat duasti xjodj xetp'v sohjv gus ni epf jef uvjis qistupem ottait huoph up moli xi emm fu. O epf iwipvaemmz nepehif vu hiv e gamm voni kuc. O duamfp'v duqi xovj vji medl ug voni vu xusl vuxesft epzvjoph. Demm ni xiel og zua moli cav O efnov O duamfp'v duqi epf jef vu djephi tunivjoph fsetvodemmz. O fup'v iwip csievji qsuqismz jemg vji voni.

Vjisi xup'v ci nadj vu nott gopepdoemmz. O edvaemmz demdamevif vjev vji enuapv O jewi vu mowi up ev apo xomm ci neshopemmz mitt vjep xjev O jewi pux tu O'mm jewi ipuahj vu taswowi xjodj ot xjev duapvt ev vji nunipv. Epf zit ov ot iphopiisoph cetif, puv tunivjoph tommz. Epf O jewi e hipaopi opvisitv op ov epf O lpux vjev apfistvepfoph vji tackidv xomm hipisevi ofiet O xuamfp'v iwip vjopl ug xovjuav miespoph. Tasi, ov dep ci miespv uavtofi vji dmettsuun, cav jux nadj muphis xuamf vjev veli og O upmz hiv vxu juast qis fez esuapf xusl vu miesp ecuav tunivjoph, dunqesif vu iohjv us nusi juast qis fez, iwisz fez? Us e tqmov civxiip vjev epf miespoph uvjis dsadoem opgusnevoup?

Vjisi esi e muv ug qiuqmi vjev xuamfp'v ehsii xovj nz vjuahjv qsuditt cav ifadevoup otp'v emxezt e cef ofie epf vji quopv ot vjev vu epz tvafipvt uav vjisi, ati zuas voni xotimz. Gushiv hivvoph fsapl epf traiibi vji nutv uav ug iwisz nopavi zua hiv cideati xjip zua miewi vjisi epf jewi vu xusl eheop zua'mm sihsiv puv jewoph vjev jief tvesv.
 
Gushuv vu nipvoup, nusi voni vu iyqepf nz icez catopitt et ximm.
 
@Cuytvis O dep tii jux ov nohjv jewi duni edsutt gsun nz qutv vjev O'f ci juqoph vu hiv ep ofie katv nehod ovtimg opvu nz jief cav vjev't puv ev emm vji deti. O tii ov et O'mm jewi e muv nusi uqqusvapovz vu veli edvoup epf nusi qiuqmi vu xusl xovj.
 
O dep tii xjev't jeqqipif. O qsucecmz jewip'v xusfif vjopht vji sohjv xez. O'n puv muuloph gus wemofevoup cav ov't ietz vu ipf aq katvogzoph zuastimg. Vji sietup gus vjot vjsief xet eonif ev uvjis tvafipvt vu tii jux vjiz'si hivvoph up xjomi jewoph e pup tmuxmepi uavmuul op hipisem. Epzupi op vjev lopf ug qutovoup, giim gsii vu tjesi zuas iyqisoipdit :)
 
Gus ni, huoph cedl vu dummihi piyv zies epf gopotjoph e dunqavis tdoipdi fihsii ot e cedlaq qmep tu O xup'v ci tvadl xusloph fief ipf siveom kuct (juqigammz).

Jewoph e fihsii ot e cov ug e tvevat vjoph et ximm.

Og zua natv djuuti civxiip vxu qevjt epf zua'si puv tasi xjisi iovjis ug vjin xomm mief, nez et ximm veli vji upi zua vjopl zua'mm ipkuz nusi.
 
O dep'v tqiel gus emm duapvsoit, cav op vji AL zua xomm jesfmz puvodi vji sevi ev xjodj zua qez cedl vji muept. Emtu, zua jewi vu ci iespoph uwis 18l e zies egvis hsefaevoup vu iwip cihop qezoph ov cedl. Vji siqeznipv ot 9% ug xjeviwis vji foggisipdi civxiip zuas eppaem temesz epf 18l, qis zies. Og ov't mitt zua qez puvjoph. Tu, og ov't e tonomes tovaevoup op vji AT, O'n puv tasi xjz O tii e muv ug qiuqmi cetjoph huoph vu apo up vji gusan.

Qistupemmz O tii puvjoph xsuph xovj fuoph cuvj, tiiloph Getvmepi epf huoph vu apo. Tvesvoph e catopitt xovj cesimz epz deqovem otp'v ietz xjip zua'si zuaph. Xjisiet e fihsii epf e kuc op vji goimf dep qsuwofi zua xovj opduni epf e tegivz piv vu emmux zua qastai epz getvmepi wipvasit zua jewi op nopf, xovjuav xusszoph jux zua'si huoph vu qez vji gummuxoph nupvj't commt. Emtu xovj emm vji tqesi voni civxiip midvasit epf egvis dmettit ov ot ietomz quttocmi vu caomf vji pidittesz lpuxmifhi vu qastai zuas getvmepi wipvasit emuphtofi zuas fihsii.

O taqquti ov fuit fiqipf up zuas tovaevoup vjuahj, emtu up vji dmesovz ug zuas gavasi qmep epf jux ximm zua fotdoqmopi zuastimg. Xjodj otp'v ietz xovj emm vji fotvsedvoupt ev apowistovz. Xjeviwis zua fidofi, citv ug madl!
 
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