#becoming a philosophy prof? according to everyone i know (and my current phil profs) this is impossible.
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why is every future so difficult
#becoming a philosophy prof? according to everyone i know (and my current phil profs) this is impossible.#going to law school and becoming a laywer? actually this one would be pretty easy for me as in i score really well on the lsat BUT i dont#wanna im a creative at heart man i feel like id always regret not being a creative full time yk also lawyers do crazy hours#becoming a LAW PROF? impossible. why is this one so hard.#getting mfa and becoming an editor or a prof or something? yeah this one is maybe easier but i will have not much money#and getting into the mfa would be hard#getting published? yea this is maybe my most preferred outcome it would go w the mfa one the thing is i dont really write short form stuff#so im not getting published by journals and my long term stuff is just that it takes forever its so much investment on a big gamble like i#NEED to pull it off but idk if i can man.#anyway i think im prob gonna go the mfa route cause if i dont ill always be like what if and its my biggest passion and its also the least#work in a lot of ways (or at least the most enjoyable work)#and success relies on me getting fiction published which is my main life goal and not things which are extraneous to my life goals.#like publishing philosophy or doing law.#anyway. the future stresses me out. but actually writing this out helped a bit.#makes it more obvious to me that an mfa is the way to go.#despite me being terrified of not having money. thumbs up
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