Starting Again
So I've started business school. All the preparations since June have finally come to this -- the actual studying. I must say I am not quite prepared for it, despte having settled nearly everything I thought I'd need to settle before starting classes. I just don't feel ready for school.
I wonder if everyone who goes back to school after working more than 8 years feels quite the same way. I'd have imagined myself enjoying school after working so hard; but the strange thing is that I actually miss the excitement of work. Words on the cold pages of textbooks descrbing abstract concepts with vague relation to real life and real people somehow doesn't seem quite worth buckling down for long nights.
I am sure I'll get into the swing of things eventually, but I am surprised that the transition is not all sweet and honey as I had thought it'd be! I used to think it was because I'm in school again with family and a baby -- but I now think it has more to do with findng a connection between books and reality. I know I will find it eventually -- I just hope it is soon!!!
I wonder if everyone who goes back to school after working more than 8 years feels quite the same way. I'd have imagined myself enjoying school after working so hard; but the strange thing is that I actually miss the excitement of work. Words on the cold pages of textbooks descrbing abstract concepts with vague relation to real life and real people somehow doesn't seem quite worth buckling down for long nights.
I am sure I'll get into the swing of things eventually, but I am surprised that the transition is not all sweet and honey as I had thought it'd be! I used to think it was because I'm in school again with family and a baby -- but I now think it has more to do with findng a connection between books and reality. I know I will find it eventually -- I just hope it is soon!!!
2 Comments:
its usually difficult in the beginning, but you will soon find your footing... don't let the initial starting out again get you down, you have your family with you and thats really good!
Cheer up! We are concerned with your present state of mind about difficulty in switching from work to study. We are confident that you can do the switching soon, especially when you have both Ruth and Dan around to motivate and inspire you. Just put your mind to it and concentrate on the purpose of you being in Stanford.
#Note: As spoken to you, I tried to post this comment earlier on, but it was not published somehow.
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