If the subject you loved in Class 11 feels boring two years into college, you're not broken. You're growing. Here's how to think about it.
The brain you have at 17 is genuinely different from the one you have at 21. New experiences, exposure to different people, and the gap between what a subject looked like in school vs. real life all reshape what excites you.
Almost every successful adult will tell you their career is not what they imagined at 17. The trick isn't to predict your future self — it's to keep optionality open and stay honest about what you're actually enjoying.
If you're two years into a degree and the spark is gone, that's signal, not failure. Talk to seniors in adjacent fields. Take a free online course in something that quietly interests you. Notice what makes you lose track of time.
Changing direction at 19 is cheap. Changing direction at 35 is expensive. Listen now.