Hello. 22M here. Majoring in Physics, 1st year. Looking for decent earning options, almost as a whole career, but I have no idea which way to go.

Let me tell you a bit about myself. I have a strong fictional imagination, basically a writer’s mind. English is not my native language. But I’ve practiced one or two short stories in my own language.

I have created multiple plots for multiple stories. I’ve intentions to start writing soon on them.

Anyway, I have close to zero bit of knowledge about coding. I only know html.

I had the time to pursue further into other languages like python, C, C++, but I’m very weak in mathematics. So I didn’t learn further coding. I also didn’t learn much mathematics, which has put me in an almost degraded institution for honours.

My current mental state cannot focus on one thing to pursue, I don’t know why. Sometimes it gets all motivated to write the story, and other times, it gets depressed thinking about how AI is taking all the jobs and I have to learn to code to battle against AI with my own AI.

So this is the overall depiction of my shattered mind and life. I also come from a lower-middle class family. So money is scarce.

I don’t want to argue about my moral ethics that if I want to earn money quickly, I can do this or that over my innate talent etc.

What I want to know is, which way will first build a strong foundation of knowledge within me and will keep me going for the long run along with the money.

Because, if I have to learn to code, I also have to study mathematics, if I want to write, I also need to research for a long time before I can even layer the elements inside the story.

My laptop broke 2 years ago and I’ve been on my android since then. I’m going to buy either a laptop or a tablet soon.

And a tablet adds another way which is digital arts. I don’t know how to draw at all. But, as I said, whichever way I choose, I’ll have to spend a bit long amount of time to actually train myself to be sufficient on that path. So I have no problem getting introduced to such new ideas and paths and spending time to get along with them.

I also got stuck between the device choice. If I buy a laptop, I’ll be able to learn to code and to write my stories. And if I buy a tablet, I’ll be able to learn to be a digital artist and can also write my stories but no coding.

So, the way the world’s economy is going, which way and which device should I go after?

  • EndOfLine@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Don’t go into coding if you don’t have a passion for it and are just looking for a lucrative career path. With the exception of some niche specialties, that field is over saturated.

    Disclaimer: The following suggestions are uninformed guesses and should be treated as such.

    If you want to go through school, maybe psychiatry? Lots of interesting insight into people that can help inform your stories. Plus, the mix of growing normalization of mental health and current trends, I see this as a growing industry.

    If you want to skip university, look at trades like electrician, plumber, nurse, etc. Good money and, at least for now, there is a lot of focus on careers that require (or at least favor) 4 year degrees, some competition for work is significantly less.

    • Knowledgeable Yolk @lemmy.worldOP
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      3 days ago

      Thank you. Reading your comment, I picked the tone as like you’re telling me to consider what my mind wants and finds interesting rather than what options I have in my hand.

      I thought like that for myself before. But, I’ve found nothing on what I feel a passion about. Well, maybe except for my imaginative mind.

      I feel like I want to materialize my imagination. Either by writing stories, making indie films or audiobooks.

      Sometimes, I wonder that is this compressed thoughts and imagination is what keeping my mind from learning complex things.

      Anyway, to stable my focus on something I’m passionate about, I have yet to explore them. Hobbies or something like that. I hear other people saying that they do this and that as their hobby. I wondered why I don’t have one. Or maybe I’m too drowned into my own thoughts that I never really took action to explore any hobby.

      Though, as a subject, I like Psychology. But I cannot opt out of Physics right now. I’ll search if Psychology is available as a secondary line of course or in Masters.