Do you think it's a waste of time studying in your twenties?

Question

I want to study graphic design in Prague (I live in Australia) and I'm 24 at the moment. I want to know why it's necessary to study during your 20's, when it can be achieved during later in life? I know this is a personal choice in life but why is society so focused on the youth studying to have a secured career later in life? I think it's pretty screwed up how life is so structured around money. What are your thoughts on this? Do you think it's a better option to study during your 20's to be financially secure later in life? Or is having a temporary job and enjoying yourself a better option and then going to study later in life?

Answer 1

Time will pass by no matter what you do with it, so use it wisely.

Answer 2

NEVER is study a waste of time. Graphic design in Prague would be absolutely blissful-VERY different from Australia-go for it.

Answer 3

It takes a good 5 to 10 years to really get established.  So starting way later imposes on your family.

If you take some time off to work and have fun and figure out what you want I guess is ok.

Is not only a society thing ( although is someone true that society is way too structure)  but is also a biological thing.  Grow up. work, have children, enjoy relax.....

Answer 4

Studying doesn't have to be done in class or in a school.  I have been studying all my life, most of it on my own and generally much more successfully than when I was in school.

Work experience adds to your qualifications.  Use your best god-given judgment to decide what is best for you and follow your heart and instincts.

Study is never a waste of time.  There are more and less productive ways to do it.

Answer 5

No

Answer 6

I think it is necessary to have a goal and to aim for it. If the goal is financial security, that is not enough to study anything. You may need a year away from studies. It will give you time to think about what you really want out of life. During that time, you might take temporary jobs to determine whether you find such a life suitable. Many employers want people in their 20's to work with them because they feel beginners will be more accepting to learn the company's ways. The most important thing is to find a job or career that you really like or your life will be miserable. Good luck in whatever you decide to do.

Answer 7

Well, I think there's more to it than just money (even though it might honestly be a factor).

For one...you're right out of your teens -- a time of growth and new found independence.  It makes sense that people might want to explore life on their own, as a seperate unit by themselves versus living with their parents (assuming that they move away).

Secondly, people might choose to study in their twenties because they have aspirations that might take some time to get to.  Like getting a PH.D, for example, or getting a secure job as, say, a tenured college professor.  Those are acheivments that usually take several years to accomplish, and it might be preferable to some to gain a sturdy foothold, allowing themselves to possibly pursue something else in the future, wheras they might've been unable to if they didn't study in their early 20s beforehand.

While yes, it's true that (American -- I can't speak for anything else) society does tend to focus on young adults going to college at eighteen or so, I think part of this reasoning is because it'll be easier to get a desired career earlier in life, rather than later.

...Or at least set yourself up in a better finacial (not just for "money's sake"  and stable position.

I believe it's all about balance -- finding the perfect point between studying and enjoying yourself.  I'm sure it's perfectly possible in many situations to take some time off of school...given that you catch up later.  Even so, with the growing number of online courses and such, modern education is constantly reinventing itself and offering new opportunities.

Equally, some people LIKE studying and genuinely enjoy the experience of being in college (or something similar).

I think it's all a choice, and it really depends on the situation.  You just can't apply a given idea on a whole set of people...everyone has their own backstory and reasons.

Therefore, I myself can't make a descion about it either way.  I'd need to find out more before making a firm opinion.

I'm sorry if that was convoluted and meandering.

I hope it gives you and your answer some satisfaction!  :)