But the writing well, especially in a "foreign" subject you don't now find interesting will benefit you later in life. I learned computers/technology from the ground up starting in the early 1970's and that's "history" but has benefited me greatly in my life; I just couldn't see how back in the "beginning". You just never know what you'll need in your tool kit; I missed out on being a programmer back when programming was something to be because I was lazy with my math in high school and college, didn't have enough/the right algebra because I didn't like it and didn't see the need for it since I was a history major :-) I get to the 80's and Pascal (instead of Cobol, which I started with) and could have enjoyed programming. . .

In 20 years you may need to know how local politics works, the history of what's going on so you can save your multi-billion dollar company; if you don't know the history, how government and politics works, you end up being. . . Donald Trump. Yes, he's President, but. . .