Five yearsof writing?That’s more time than you plan tospend at Marshall getting your bachelors degree. Would you risk working on a project for five years, knowing that it wasn’t a sure
In the long run, if crafting the project makes you happy, those five years would be worth it.
Wherever you belong in the Harry Potter universe, you know that the books and movies shaped an entire generation over the last 18years. If you have a winning idea, J. K. Rowling's story ofsuccess would be a good one to follow. As she tells it, the idea for the orphaned wizard-‐to-‐be popped into her head during a long train ride from Manchester to London in 1990.7She finished themanuscript by 1995 andeventually signing a contract with Bloomsbury Children's Books. In 1996 she received a £2,500 advance on the book (about $4,000), and in 1997 Bloomsbury launched an initial print-‐run of 500 copies. By 2001,the book had sold over 11.6 million copies and Rowling was reportedly a billionaire. She is the first and only billionaire to have come by her fo
Her story is one of determination. It goes to show that with time and dedication, you can be successful at whatever craft you seek to make a living on.
A critical thinker will always be skeptical of statistics, even if she admits that some statistics are worth payin
Within reason, I think skepticism is an important tool in the current world of social media and misinformation
Solving a problem using the expertise of more than one field or discipline is called integrative thinking. In other words, when faced with a difficult professional problem, we often"integrate" one field with another, one way of thinking with another, in order to see the bigger
As I stated in my previous annotation, versatility opens many doors to new opportunities. Without taking additional steps in making yourself well rounded in numerous fields integrative thinking is ineffective.
Well, first try thinking about a college degree like a Swiss Army knife. It’s not one thing; it’s many things—a coordinated collection of tools designed for all kinds of contingencies in the “field.”
Interesting analogy. Its true, a college degree gives someone versatility as it opens up many doors for future job opportunities.