• ImOnADiet
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    7 months ago

    Have you read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

    No

    How long do you have left of your course?

    Depends on how many hours I take a semester. I had ~40 hours left, but I’m doing really bad this semester so there’s a solid chance I will only pass a couple of my classes, could even fail those, so im not sure. About a year if i take summer classes if I had to guess.

    Thank you so much for all the reading suggestions, and the kind words. I will try to read thru them ASAP, because if I decide to switch I need to transfer to the local community college that offers trade education within the next couple weeks (luckily I am a fast reader!)

    • redtea
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      7 months ago

      In that case, if you go for something by Harvey, try the article first. The book is good and relevant but it’s more of a Marxist approach to geography. Or a way of explaining Marxism through geography. Depending on your perspective. The Crawford book, especially, will get you pumped for switching to trade school. Or rebuilding a vehicle.

      Remember as well that there’s a route back to the office if you go to trade school now. Some big companies will even pay you to take a degree later if you have the talent and motivation for it (which you do if you got into uni in the first place, even if you’ve gone through a rough patch with some current modules). It may depend on your location, though.

      Hope all this helps.