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Hi! I am currently reading Martin Eden by Jack London. First ~150 pages were infantile/childish to the bone, but then the story got much more dense and interesting. I started thinking about droping from my uni (CS & math), renting a flat, coding for food "freelancing" and spending rest of my time reading and developing hobbies (guitar, I would like to give a try to painting one day). I would be ocasionally metting friends of course. Is it worth it?

> Is it worth it? You don't have to keep doing it forever if it turns out to be a drag.

I'm studying the same degree, and also love both maths and literature. But I wouldn't advise quitting to "focus on" reading/hobbies. I took a year off my degree last year, spent the entire time just reading and travelling. I was able to get through a lot of those "yeah I've always wanted to read that" books -- although my list of books-to-read had like tripled, not gone down, by the end of it. However, at the end of the year, I found myself restless and craving scientific learning. Since I've come back to uni I've loved my course even more (especially since it's gotten more advanced). Although at the start I might have been like "yeah I should just live my life like this" by the end I had a different opinion of what I wanted. So if you want some time to get your head together, learn new skills, and plough through some great lit, yeah definitely take a year off. But I wouldn't recommend dropping the degree entirely. At the end of the year, you might find yourself craving different kinds of intellectual challenges, and higher-level uni stuff can accommodate that. Also, a degree is an up-front signifier of capacity for learning (to employers, but also to others). Reading and reflecting on good writing develops intellectual maturity, but that's the kind of thing that only comes out after talking with someone for a while. It's good to have both things, right?

>>1621 I'm thinking of doing the same, anon. Same degree and same desire. I can't take this university anymore.

>>1639 OP here The worst thing is that trough my education I've always been in math/physics/IT schools and I feel like I don't have knowledge needed to read more serious books. I've recently tried 'Pragmatism' by William James and I gave up after ~30 pages. What to do?

>>1640 Read what brings you pleasure to read, anon. If you read by book solely because of its quality of being a "serious" book, reading will become a chore and you'll start to despise it. I bet that after following this path, in a couple of months, you'll start to look at the same book differently (if it still holds you interest, of course). (Excuse my poor english as it is not my first language)

>>1621 >reading books >guitar, painting one day what is this 1968? no, obviously it ain't worth it

>>1642 > omg sum1 dosent want 2b a STEM drone 100% of ther lifes > dun flamed em gud lol

>>1643 He miight have been parodying Like saying (sarcastically) "Nah, OP; why would you want to live your best life?"

>>1641 t h i s

>>1621 Most people dream of this sort of thing but after a while realize it's not enough for them. Then comes the actual job and a family etc. If you succeed it will be great.

>>1644 Oh... I might have thought that only it's the sort of thing a few people around here would actually say and mean it. I can't tell anymore (/>_>)

>>1642 Op here You made me laugh hard, thanks I did some kind of mid solution. I am still attending college but I have quited my part time js work. I have money for like 1 year, we will see what will happen.