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Why Going Back to School for Something “Irrelevant” Is the Smartest Move You’ll Make
People think going back to school later in life should be about learning something practical or current. But that’s missing the point. The real value of education isn’t in learning what’s trendy or immediately useful—it’s in learning things that seem irrelevant, abstract, and even useless at first.
Why? Because that’s what expands your thinking. It forces you to see the world from different perspectives, to engage with ideas you never considered, and to challenge your assumptions. Learning something “irrelevant” isn’t a waste of time—it’s a way to grow, to build empathy, and to train your…
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