Why choosing can be so confusing when thrust on those who aren’t prepared
– talk on The Art of Choosing by Sheena Iyengar
Career Guidance Professionals for over 30 years
What would you really like to do if money were no object
Wonderful inspirational & encouraging, thought-provoking talk on choosing, by Alan Watts
What’s the use of an Arts based, Humanities or Social sciences degree?
What could it possibly lead to?
Well you …
- are encouraged to think for yourself
- learn to present particular information and argue or write about it – communication & working with others
- question and evaluate evidence, including ‘fake news’ – we know there can be several different aspects/angles to look at any event and learn to make evidence based decisions
- become skilled at using information systems properly – digital & physical (libraries)
- learn to understand the smart economy not just technologically but the cognitive smart economy
- study subjects which teach the skills we need in civilised society
- seriously interrogate what’s before you and thus you learn to think for yourself
- learn the life of the Ordinary People
- ultimately you prepare yourself for independent life-long learning which you can channel into any career you pursue
The value of an Arts Degree? – it is flexible and it can take you anywhere; just look at some of the people who have come up via an Arts degree – starting with US President Barack Obama, Musician & Producer Fat Boy Slim, Financier George Soros, Writer & Orator Oscar Wilde, nearly 60% of FTSE Top 100 Executives and so many others.
also check out; ‘Why social sciences matter‘ – article from Prospects Luminate, Aug 2018
originally adapted & amanded from: “Miriam Meets” RTE1 radio interview with historian Diarmuid Ferriter and archivist Catriona Crowe, Oct 2009