Comments on: Lost Curiosity http://www.hillaryblakeley.net/?p=239 Musings on education, neuroscience, and whatever else happens to be going on Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:08:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Hillary http://www.hillaryblakeley.net/?p=239&cpage=1#comment-711 Hillary Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:01:45 +0000 http://www.hillaryblakeley.net/?p=239#comment-711 Thanks for your reply, Jordan. I sure hope we get some of that back. I miss being interested in things. Among other things, it makes me feel uninteresting myself. The Verdict: let's finish this school nonsense and find out what happens! Thanks for your reply, Jordan. I sure hope we get some of that back. I miss being interested in things. Among other things, it makes me feel uninteresting myself.

The Verdict: let’s finish this school nonsense and find out what happens!

]]> By: Jordan LaBouff http://www.hillaryblakeley.net/?p=239&cpage=1#comment-710 Jordan LaBouff Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:31:37 +0000 http://www.hillaryblakeley.net/?p=239#comment-710 I think it's perfectly normal and reasonable. If you'll allow me some projection for a moment... I was thinking about this the other day. Given what we're working towards, there's a certain (rather large) amount of sacrificing the self to achieve it. I used to have more hobbies than I could possibly know what to do with even if I were independently wealthy. I still have those interests, but even in the rare moments I have the time to pursue them I'm too busy either thinking about something else or trying desperately not to think about something else to get motivated to get after them. I'm told by others who have navigated the process that once we're done we'll have the opportunity to rediscover our interests. To some, this process is really enjoyable (one described it as getting to build yourself again from a blank slate.) I'm personally looking forward to it a lot. I think it’s perfectly normal and reasonable. If you’ll allow me some projection for a moment…

I was thinking about this the other day. Given what we’re working towards, there’s a certain (rather large) amount of sacrificing the self to achieve it. I used to have more hobbies than I could possibly know what to do with even if I were independently wealthy. I still have those interests, but even in the rare moments I have the time to pursue them I’m too busy either thinking about something else or trying desperately not to think about something else to get motivated to get after them.

I’m told by others who have navigated the process that once we’re done we’ll have the opportunity to rediscover our interests. To some, this process is really enjoyable (one described it as getting to build yourself again from a blank slate.) I’m personally looking forward to it a lot.

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