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Ask HN: Do you see much worth studying the Humanities besides your tech career?
4 points by swede_k on Jan 20, 2015 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



It’s definitely worth it to explore other fields. You got one shot at this and there’s more to life than just tech, even if it’s your desired vocation. You’re still a human being and IMHO it’s brazen to think that one could be a healthy, happy and loving human by not learning about our history, the various ways we can express ourselves – music, dance, theatre, etc. – or just how we generally got to this point (seeing the mistakes we made, the obstacles we’ve overcame and the new ideas we created).

Humanities will also help you gather new ideas and methods that can be applied to your career. If you’re creating a product or running a startup other fields will also help you with synthesizing ideas and features that would actually be useful to people, instead of just fulfilling superficial wants.




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