Comments on: The Benefits of a Gap Year http://artofmanliness.com/2009/06/22/the-benefits-of-a-gap-year/ Men's Interests and Lifestyle Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:37:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: edward http://artofmanliness.com/2009/06/22/the-benefits-of-a-gap-year/comment-page-1/#comment-113302 edward Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:43:22 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=2577#comment-113302 I have just quit university and am going next fall to the UK in order to teach french. I had one more semester to do but felt like i didn't belong anymore. I hope a gap year will help me find my way: either return to univerity learning new stuff, or do sth completly different. Good post. I have just quit university and am going next fall to the UK in order to teach french. I had one more semester to do but felt like i didn’t belong anymore. I hope a gap year will help me find my way: either return to univerity learning new stuff, or do sth completly different. Good post.

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]]> By: Jeff http://artofmanliness.com/2009/06/22/the-benefits-of-a-gap-year/comment-page-1/#comment-100016 Jeff Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:48:47 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=2577#comment-100016 Many are over-educated; not in the sense of actually having an education, but rather having sat through many classes intended to be educational. There are too many getting sociology/psychology/philosophy/women's studies degrees who, upon graduation, get a job they could have gotten out of High School, effectively destroying four years, increasingly five, in which they could have gained experience. Many are over-educated; not in the sense of actually having an education, but rather having sat through many classes intended to be educational. There are too many getting sociology/psychology/philosophy/women’s studies degrees who, upon graduation, get a job they could have gotten out of High School, effectively destroying four years, increasingly five, in which they could have gained experience.

]]> By: Lawrence http://artofmanliness.com/2009/06/22/the-benefits-of-a-gap-year/comment-page-1/#comment-87384 Lawrence Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:46:57 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=2577#comment-87384 I'm 25, graduated, and plugging along in a pretty good job. I feel a gap year coming on. Since the economy took a dump, very experienced people are cheap, so much so it's has become less economical for me to advance in training. Needless to say I have been stalled. It's all to easy to bee bop my way to work everyday, do a good job, and do the same the next day. No challenges. Does anyone recommend any Gap Year programs involved in engineering, or any thing were you will be able to utilize and develop some technical skills? I’m 25, graduated, and plugging along in a pretty good job. I feel a gap year coming on.

Since the economy took a dump, very experienced people are cheap, so much so it’s has become less economical for me to advance in training. Needless to say I have been stalled. It’s all to easy to bee bop my way to work everyday, do a good job, and do the same the next day. No challenges.

Does anyone recommend any Gap Year programs involved in engineering, or any thing were you will be able to utilize and develop some technical skills?

]]> By: Mike http://artofmanliness.com/2009/06/22/the-benefits-of-a-gap-year/comment-page-1/#comment-57880 Mike Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:29:01 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=2577#comment-57880 I'm currently a freshman in college, and I took a gap year last year. I would encourage anyone to seriously consider taking time off. I didn't do anything exotic during my time off, yet it was such a good experience. You can learn so much just by taking a break from the standard routine and thinking for yourself. When you're not doing something simply because it's the norm, you realize the significance of things to a much greater degree. Getting out of the artificial environment of traditional education will give you a lot more clarity when you think about who you are, and who you want to become. As Socrates said, "the unexamined life is not worth living". A gap year is a great time to examine your life and form goals for the future. If you do end up taking a year off, I would encourage you to actively continue your education throughout your gap year. Also, don't fall into the trap of complacency, continue to challenge yourself constantly. As long as your purpose in taking a gap year is not to live responsibility-free under your parents roof, I'm sure that you will find your time off to be quite the rewarding experience. I’m currently a freshman in college, and I took a gap year last year. I would encourage anyone to seriously consider taking time off. I didn’t do anything exotic during my time off, yet it was such a good experience. You can learn so much just by taking a break from the standard routine and thinking for yourself. When you’re not doing something simply because it’s the norm, you realize the significance of things to a much greater degree. Getting out of the artificial environment of traditional education will give you a lot more clarity when you think about who you are, and who you want to become. As Socrates said, “the unexamined life is not worth living”. A gap year is a great time to examine your life and form goals for the future. If you do end up taking a year off, I would encourage you to actively continue your education throughout your gap year. Also, don’t fall into the trap of complacency, continue to challenge yourself constantly. As long as your purpose in taking a gap year is not to live responsibility-free under your parents roof, I’m sure that you will find your time off to be quite the rewarding experience.

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