I was told a long time ago: “Beware of students, of those who read too much and love theory, it’s only the concrete that counts. Then I was told: “If you don’t know German, you’re dead in Switzerland. Work on your Wortschatz and your vocabulary”. I was also told: “If you study soft sciences, you’ll be seen as soft-minded. Concentrate instead on the serious disciplines (economics, law, engineering, medicine). I was also told, with a frown: “Go for it and move fast. If you want to succeed, then you mustn’t dawdle.” Finally, the idea of the voyage of initiation was nipped in the bud, and I was told that “travelling for no professional purpose is an irrecoverable waste of time, and that loitering is an invention of the evil one”… (in french)
Completely true and completely false advice
