Feb 15 2012: Hi Farzad, You haven't mentioned what are you studying. Sometimes it becomes difficult because our interest lies in something else which may not be fulfilled by the curriculum. The tried and tested degrees always find many just because it provides "safety" for our future. Examples of this are Engineering and Medical degrees. But how many would think of getting an Art degree and then build a successful career out of that. I think the percentage will be very low.Another deterrent is that most of the times students enrol into classes not due to their own interests. It could be due to pressure from parents or peers. What I have done is what I call a "mid-way approach".I studied engineering but was also nursing ambitions to do something in the creative world. Now that I have a secure professional life, I can think of doing what interests me more. I have chosen to take a safe way and try and avoid the struggles.Depending on what responsibilities you have, you could choose to follow the same or do something different. You could also focus only on something that interests you the most without going the traditional way of finding a job.Hope this helps.Good luck.
Jan 19 2012: Thanks for the response, Doug. You have put your thoughts very well and have addressed the key question. You have addressed some additional questions too in your reply.
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Jan 19 2012: Thanks for your response, Jayanta. I would take your comments with a pinch of salt. I believe its upto us to gather which information is relevant to us and discard the rest. But my question is - Is social networking really dangerous? If so, why and how?
Jan 18 2012: Thanks for replying Balakrishna. Is there any danger that you see in Social networking sites? To answer your qestion, extroverts don't bother much about showing their happiness / emotions even in front of a stranger. from what I see, social networking sites from what I see never forces an introvert to post something if he doesn't want to.
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