Does Lazyness Die?

[english15x 3]

Hello.

Does lazyness die? I'm 19 years old and find it hard to care for college. I enjoy working at the pro shop I work at but I can't seem to care about school that much and I'm pretty lazy. I'm going to school to become an RN but I'm currently doing terrible. I'm wondering if this ever dies and I just magically grow up sometime.

[Chadd 916]

At some point you have to make an effort

[chippa13 1844]

Laziness is the mother of invention.

[tjl_48 0]

Do you want to be an RN? Maybe you are lazy at school because the program bores you.

[indaslot 0]

Are you doing terrible because you are not studying enough or because you are having difficulty understanding the material? I think you will have to commit to working harder and perhaps get some tutoring if your problem is the later. You can grow out of laziness. I did, for example, but too late to do many off the things I now wish I had put in the effort to do.

[chippa13 1844]

Have we ruled out stupid yet?

[indaslot 0]

Yes we have!!!!!!! LOL

[dangle 0]

You have to want to do something to do good at it. Apparently you dont want to go to college?....

[english15x 3]

I don't like books and such. I feel I am a kinesthetic learner than listening to teachers blah blah blah. I'm going to a community college right now and I'm not dumb I just don't apply myself. I would like to do something in hockey but being an RN makes good money, but I mean if I'm not into it whats the point? ya know. I'm really enjoying your feedback by the way.

[Wolverine 0]

You are simply too secure in your current environment. Mom & Dad have done a great job providing for you and keeping you comfy in the family nest. Problem is, it's THEIR nest! They built it through THEIR hard work.

Now, it's time for you to start building something.... a life of your own. Your own 'nest.'

As a parent myself, there are (2) approaches to take with a child your age:

#1) If the young man shows a true desire and passion to pursue something (whatever that something is: college degree, a certain profession, business, etc.), I believe the role of the parent is to SUPPORT & ASSIST as best they can. This can be through shelter (living at home), food, transportation, tuition assistance (if feasible), etc.

#2) If the young man shows no passion or desire to pursue some calling and is lacking self discipline and motivation (in which I would take personal responsibility for as the parent), it's time to "kick him to the curb."

At age 19, it's waaaaaaaaaay to late for the parent to try and teach/instill self discipline & motivation in a child. The only way these virtues can be gained at this point is through experience in the 'real world.' Living out on your own and having to earn everything.

.......................

Truth of the matter is we all mature at different ages. We also don't really find our true selves until we get away....... far away. You need to get out of your comfort zone and find who you are and what passions you have.

You do NOT have a passion for nursing. So drop it. Drop it and let some other young person take your 'spot' who really has a passion for the profession. Most degree programs only allow so many students per class. Why take someone else's chance away who really wants it? Besides, you'll eventually leave the profession and start all over any way..... if you have no passion for it.

Now pack up you stuff and get out!

[bdj 0]

Most people seem to think that you NEED to go to university or college to be successful and have a good paying job. This is absolutely not true. I myself never could grasp the book learning aspect of school so I just took some time to research other things I would be able to do without taking extensive classes and something that I would truly enjoy doing the rest of my lift.

As of November 2007 I'm a conductor with CN railroad, I love the job and I get paid very well. 5 very casual weeks of class and 6 months first hand training was all I needed. I'm 19 years old with a brand new truck and I will have my own house in less than a year with my future set in place.

Think of something you truly want to then you will find the passion to go through with it.

[Stampeder 2]

You need to take a year off and work a shitty job that pays a decent wage. A job with a lot of manual labour should be enough for you to figure out if you want to break your back all day or sit in an office / do a people person job. If you like getting dirty and doing hard work take a trade. If not go back to school so you don't have to.

[wildebeest 0]

I had the same problem. I played baseball all through school and I got recruited to some mid-level colleges to play, but I decided to stay home and play for the junior college while studying to be a teacher. I left after the first year because I decided I was bored with school.

12 years later and I'm starting the process of going back to school to teach ALL OVER AGAIN!

I mean, I have a decent job that pays OK, but it's not really a career. It took me bouncing around to several different jobs/career paths before I wound up where I am now, doing computer support for a school district, before I realized I should have stayed in school, sucked it up and gotten my degree paid for by playing ball. Now I have to foot my own bill while working around school full-time.

Unless you fall ass-backwards into a pile of money or work hard to end up in a job that pays you (well) to do something you actually like to do, somewhere along the line you'll regret your decision to leave school.

[Hidious 0]

I had a very big motivation problem until i found out what i wanted to do, where i wanted to go. Once you have a goal, everything else is easier to do because you know what you're doing it for.

[english15x 3]

i think that is my problem ... no goal. I try hard in hockey because I have goals but that's it.

[Chadd 916]

Does Lazyness Die?

Only if you kill it

[15yearsofhistory 0]

That'll certainly kill laziness.

If that doesn't pan out, try and find something that yuou actually want to do. There are many things out there that can get you motivated to do what you want.

[chippa13 1844]

I can't believe I didn't trot this gem out yet.

"The world needs ditch diggers, too."

[kilner 0]

Do you want to be an RN? Maybe you are lazy at school because the program bores you.

Exactly what i was going to say! Maybe the course you are doing isn't what you expectedand your not intrested in it, ive been there before - best thing to do is change and study something else that you know your intrested in.

[Doctor Hook 0]

Hello.

Does lazyness die? I'm 19 years old and find it hard to care for college. I enjoy working at the pro shop I work at but I can't seem to care about school that much and I'm pretty lazy. I'm going to school to become an RN but I'm currently doing terrible. I'm wondering if this ever dies and I just magically grow up sometime.

Sounds to me like you're not into becoming an RN. Why don't you go into business or something that you think you'd dig and actually want to try hard in?

[english15x 3]

Hello.

Does lazyness die? I'm 19 years old and find it hard to care for college. I enjoy working at the pro shop I work at but I can't seem to care about school that much and I'm pretty lazy. I'm going to school to become an RN but I'm currently doing terrible. I'm wondering if this ever dies and I just magically grow up sometime.

Sounds to me like you're not into becoming an RN. Why don't you go into business or something that you think you'd dig and actually want to try hard in?

well I enjoy business a lot but where do I begin ? I contemplated moving to Canada to become a asst. custom skate maker for 15 an hour by Grafpro55.

[usahockey22 0]

well I enjoy business a lot but where do I begin ? I contemplated moving to Canada to become a asst. custom skate maker for 15 an hour by Grafpro55.

Moving to Canada for a $15/hr skate making job...? Sounds like you're not really thinking things through here.

Forget about working at a hockey pro shop...it's a fun PT job for a high school or college kid, sure...but you won't be able to make a career of it. Even if you become an owner and/or manager of a shop, it probably wouldn't be a very lucrative or stable business endeavor...some of those guys here on this board I think would agree.

You need to actually give school a real chance in order to determine if you like/don't like it. Spend a semester or two at a community college just taking random or interesting classes, and you might be surprised when one or more subjects starts to grow on you. Then you realize you could make good money with a job in that field for doing something that maybe you don't love, but at least you don't dislike...

[Gwyren 0]

No. Laziness does not "die".

Finding something that you would be interested in does help.

Doing something different which shows you how good the previous thing was does help.

Being forced to be motivated does help.

Yet...the only thing which can motivate you is you.

Is school boring or do you not like the subject?

Maybe it would help to keep the end point in mid? RN is usually a good job, relatively well paying, flexible schedules, and VERY portable. At times I wish I had taken that route. It would have been cheaper than the engineering degree, that is for sure.

But, sometimes, it takes seeing the other side before you can figure it out. Heck, my sister did. She is now an paramedic and enjoys what she does.

If she can, so can you. Trust me on that.

[Fire0nIce228 1]

My advice is take a bunch of classes you actually want to take at bc3. I wouldn't just straight drop out and think it over cause its extremely hard to go back. I've been out of school a year now and in that year got myself into situation where I really can't go back because of financial obligations.

Best bet is take a lot of different things, maybe try looking into technical school where you only learn what you need for your major too..

[english15x 3]

Well I'm offered to stay at my girlfriend's grandparents apartment they rent out. Free rent but I'd be paying utilities. Maybe that would get me started into motivating and get out of my parents nest. I'm just always spoon fed everything. Also it's school that bores me, it always has high school to college but I need a degree to make money.