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Originally Posted by almakic88
I'm 25 so have been getting pressure on all sides to get a career. I entered into grad school thinking it would help me get a career and I know it will, but I can't shake the feeling that I've made a mistake and should have just followed my heart and pursued art somehow. I was trying to do the mature thing and think of the future, but I admit embarrassingly that I partly did it to please my parents and get people off my back.
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I know that feeling. I'm in my late 20s and I'm still an undergrad. I got really far into my first degree and then quit because similarly, I felt my soul die. It still feels very much dead... I've not been able to revive it.
I used to write and make art all the time but that motivation died the further I got into university. I worked for a few years and now I'm back in uni for something different. It's still not what I want so I'll have to change things again... probably.
I think you should follow your heart. There's a point in your life where you have to decide if you're going to be subservient to others or live your own life. I've been trying to do the latter but I find it's near impossible in an academic environment. If you want to be an artist, be an artist. What your parents what might not be what YOU want, and that's okay. You're an individual.