I have no idea what I want to do with my life.

[nag404239]

I'm a first year college student, we'll sort of. I dropped my classes this semester because I got bored with them. I am enrolled in next semester, but I'm not looking forward to it. I always disliked the classroom setting especially when it's a subject I'm not interested in. Although academics have always been naturally easy for me, I get extremely bored extremely fast and it's as if I stop trying and tell myself, "I could do that if I wanted to, but why go through the work if I already know I can do it".

I also work a full time job which, for the most part I love. I work for T-Mobile as a sales rep which, yes I know isn't the typical INTP job. Interestingly enough, I do really well, outperforming my coworkers in terms of sales month after consistent month. I have to attribute this to the exceptional amount of knowledge I have on the technology and given I like the tech, it's easy to "come out of my shell" so to speak. But as I've seen elsewhere on the threads, I do in fact work in bursts. One week I'll be trying really hard to hit my numbers and the next week I'll get lazy and do almost nothing.

My point in all of this? I don't wanna be a sales rep my whole life. I know I'm capable of great success I don't know what exactly I want to make my career or how to even start a career. Typical college student dilemma I suppose. What frustrates me is I feel like if I were motivated more, I'd be on track for something great. And as a side note, I do take Adderall IR 30mg to help with my low natural self motivation. I do not intend on upping my dose or switching medication. Just thought I'd throw that out there.


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[Black Rose]

what about electrical engineering?
it may be difficult enough and you can make computer chips
lots of hands on projects

 

[nag404239]

The career path is extremely classroom based. Plus I want to stand out, and electrical engineering I definitely wouldn't.


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[Architect]

I get extremely bored extremely fast and it's as if I stop trying and tell myself, "I could do that if I wanted to, but why go through the work if I already know I can do it".

This is the problem. This is a common INTP train of thought.

• Ti gives the order ("What should I do with myself?")
• Ne explores the future ("what will happen if I continue along this path (school)?")
• Si supplies some information from the past ("I've always done well in my courses")
• Ti (as a judging function) then jumps to conclusion ("Why should I bother going through all that?")*

And then it ends. I see this thinking playing out all over these boards and with myself and other INTP's. I believe the fault lies in Ti being too much itself - to judging, that is wanting closure and an answer. It's jumped the gun.

In reality it has no idea what'll happen if you go down that road. It just is making a likely linear projection. The future is often not linear, sometimes it's discontinuous (something really different happens) or exponential (things change along those lines dramatically).

You need to engage Ne more, or rather Ti needs to know to engage Ne and realize there are possibilities that will only open up if you actually go down the road. You don't know what will happen unless you actually go down that path. I guarantee it will either lead to your goal, or it'll lead you to another path that will lead to your goal.

* The same loop is occurring for your present job. You're good at it (Si), so you conclude that it works for you (Ti). In that case Si is also supplying the information that you are bored with it in many ways, and Ne also knows that it won't last forever for you. So again in that case you're not exploring enough possibilities for something different because Ti thinks it has the answer, more or less (stay the course).

 

[Grayman]

Become an instrumentation tech<an industrial automation tech>. Focus on PLC programming. Do a trade school as it is only 2 years plus summer and near everything you learn is usable. No side classes that dont applly to what you want to do. High job placment. Lots of lab fun.

 

[Black Rose]

Are you a Business person or more a healthcare people person?
To stand out i would think the former?

 

[Cæilon]

Become a teacher.

 

[nag404239]

I like the trade school idea. I definitely could exceed in business as well, given the logical side of it that I've learned over the years working on commission. Maybe I should stick with my current job, trying to advance in position while going to a trade school of some nature.


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[Brontosaurie]

doing life is for sensors

just survive and fuck around in your head

 

[nag404239]

I want to be able to life comfortably through life though. And the reality is, to do that I'll need financial stability. My family isn't loaded so I'll have to make it on my own. I know I can do good somewhere, it's simply a matter of finding out what I genuinely enjoy doing all around. Or maybe not so simple...


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[Analyzer]

Why do you want a career?

 

[nag404239]

Something steady I suppose.


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[Ex-User (9062)]

it's simply a matter of finding out what I genuinely enjoy doing all around.

That's exactly the core of the problem.
Succeeding alone is not what will make you happy.
You have to be able to enjoy it in order to stick to it.
But maybe doing something that you don't enjoy can give you ideas as to what you would like to do instead.

 

[nag404239]

I like the idea of going to trade school. I just don't have enough knowledge on where to start.


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[Ex-User (8886)]

don't think too much, find something interesting and start doing it every day

 

[nag404239]

I suppose that's a good start


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[Ex-User (8886)]

intps aren't good at planning, so don't plan a lot
(they can be good, but not at doing what was planned, so do not plan to be more happy)

 

[computerhxr]

Do you have problems with your co-workers since it is a commission based job? I have worked many commission based jobs and the competition (co-workers) act like hawks. They circle around and attack their prey.

Then I just wait around until they are too busy juggling every person that they call dibs on. I just use a tiny bit of psychology, and end up making 2-3x more in one sale than they do in a full 8 hour shift. I hated it because I hated working with vultures. I have worked around 5 different commission based jobs and this is typical greed based behavior.

It sounds like you are in it because of passion for the technology instead of the greed for money. This is what makes you successful.

In college, I had the same problem. Trade-school and 2 year community colleges are the most conducive to my personality. You meet a lot of interesting people and learn from passionate people (instead of programmed machines). Plus you aren't focusing on classes that have no value to you just to satisfy a degree.

After you get your first job, experience is all that matters and the degree becomes useless. I have degrees and certificates but I never put them in my CV because they are not useful. They give employers an easy metric to compare you with other applicants. When I apply for a job, I write the resume specifically for that job, and I don't follow a format. It works 100% of the time.

I found my passion in operations and decision modeling. I use software engineering to support my passion for efficiency. I have had many jobs and have only been asked if I had a degree once. I said no, and I got the job regardless.

My suggestion is for you to read "Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion." It gives a few simple rules that will triple sales and increase satisfaction. Increased satisfaction means that you didn't pressure someone into a decision which leads to buyers remorse. Buyers remorse leads to returns and unhappy customers. Alternatively, happy customers send more business your way. They will come back in 2 years for upgrades, and go to you for gift ideas. You can make more money, and make people feel good about their purchases instead of bullying that many sales people resort to.

Good luck!