Not sure that's a grudge - a grudge might have been going to hair school and giving your mom and her friend the worst perms of their lives! 😁 I feel ya - had a couple of creative writing teachers derail me for 30 years. But here we are - writing, and thinking big thoughts! 💡
Also - don’t listen to creative writing teachers. That’s like reading book reviews. NO! Lol. But having a good editor is important (she says because she edits fiction)
I feel bad that you were discouraged from being a cosmologist. That’s terrible but I’ve seen it done to people.
Believe it or not, I know some scientists, nuclear physicists, and other types, and not a one of them sits around solving equations. They think of things in ways that other people don’t. It has more to do with their intuition and creativity and the ability to sell their ideas. Sure math plays a big part but you know a c in calculus is. Or anything to be ashamed of.
I am one of those nerds who knew what I wanted early on. I liked and was good at math, chemistry, and physics and chemical engineering has lots of that. No regrets
Oh, you're one of those people I envy, knowing what you wanted to do from a young age... good for you! Not that there's anything wrong with NOT knowing, but still.
I believe it when you say you know some scientists/physicists! "It has more to do with their intuition and creativity and the ability to sell their ideas" also sounds like what a screenwriter or novelist would say! And unless you need math to write a book or movie, which might only be the case if you're writing about, uh, math, maybe I'll stick with those fields and leave cosmology for people who started before they hit their mid-50s. :)
Not sure that's a grudge - a grudge might have been going to hair school and giving your mom and her friend the worst perms of their lives! 😁 I feel ya - had a couple of creative writing teachers derail me for 30 years. But here we are - writing, and thinking big thoughts! 💡
Oh man, I wish I’d thought of “the bad perm revenge.”
That’s actually a great short story title… 😃😊
Also - don’t listen to creative writing teachers. That’s like reading book reviews. NO! Lol. But having a good editor is important (she says because she edits fiction)
I feel bad that you were discouraged from being a cosmologist. That’s terrible but I’ve seen it done to people.
Believe it or not, I know some scientists, nuclear physicists, and other types, and not a one of them sits around solving equations. They think of things in ways that other people don’t. It has more to do with their intuition and creativity and the ability to sell their ideas. Sure math plays a big part but you know a c in calculus is. Or anything to be ashamed of.
I am one of those nerds who knew what I wanted early on. I liked and was good at math, chemistry, and physics and chemical engineering has lots of that. No regrets
Oh, you're one of those people I envy, knowing what you wanted to do from a young age... good for you! Not that there's anything wrong with NOT knowing, but still.
I believe it when you say you know some scientists/physicists! "It has more to do with their intuition and creativity and the ability to sell their ideas" also sounds like what a screenwriter or novelist would say! And unless you need math to write a book or movie, which might only be the case if you're writing about, uh, math, maybe I'll stick with those fields and leave cosmology for people who started before they hit their mid-50s. :)