Make It a Lifetime Job
Spoken column, 70th Anniversary, NUFFIC, The Hague, 30 November 2022
When I was a student, I learned some lessons.
I am passing them on:
One:
Enjoy life and friends.
But: study!
Two:
Choose subjects and courses which feed your curiosity.
Three:
Follow courses given by the best teachers, who inspire you. Also, when they are difficult!
Four:
Look beyond your bubble
Look across national frontiers
Five:
Learn to understand people with different background, different cultures and traditions.
Listen to them!
Six:
Ask questions.
Question the answers which you get and don’t give up
Seven
Read books, not Internet
Eight:
Go abroad.
Follow more than one study
Visit more than one school.
Nine:
Doubt your own wisdom
Ten:
After your studies, don’t choose a job to earn money or to get a career.
Follow a professional path which makes you happy.
Finally:
Continue studying.
Make it a lifetime job.
Jan Pronk
Spoken Column, 70th anniversary, NUFFIC
The Hague, November 30, 2022