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I started studying math and I'm kind of scared that AI will give us much fewer job options and especially less attractive jobs. I don't want to put up so much effort just to have a mediocre job. And I also don't want to become a teacher. I don't think that we will all be unemployed but I'm scared that math won't be worth much. Can someone relate?
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Started my studies three weeks ago and have the feeling I belong nowhere, a lot are older than me or already have a friend group and and I don't know I I fit in. I tried a lot during the first weeks, I talked to a lot of people but nothing happened. I don't want to continue my studies as I am so exhausted and just want to go back home where my families and friends are. I thought about doing a gap year before I started studying, and now I am thinking about stopping my studies and doing that gap year. I know maybe I should try some months more but I don't know whether anything will change and if nothing changes I prefer to stop now to have time to go working and maybe travelling. Should I follow my intuition and stop studying and try next year somewhere else?
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Question to TA‘s: how do you prepare your lessons (Physics preferably) efficiently? And do you write on the blackboard or just show slides or beam your tablet to the wall and write there?
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It’s my first semester at ETH studying physics. I had mentally prepared myself for the stress and I don’t really struggle or need to force myself to be able to study. But I really wonder if it’s expected of me to spend this much studying or if I’m just doing too much or doing it wrong… I study every single day, after school and often also during breaks. I also spend my weekends revising the materials and solving all the questions. I still make a few hours time in the evening for hobbies etc. But for now I can’t even imagine taking a day off… and even with all this time I’m spending I’m barely making deadlines and catching up. I don’t spend too much time on exercises unnecessarily, the time I spend studying is me effectively trying to understand the topic/exercises. I’m just worried that maybe I’m spending way too much time and draining myself, does anyone feel the same? Or anyone been through this and has some good advice ?
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