College is Dying, Design Your Own Education. - Deepstash
The Power of Storytelling

Learn more about career with this collection

How to use storytelling to connect with others

The psychology behind storytelling

How to craft compelling stories

The Power of Storytelling

Discover 38 similar ideas in

It takes just

5 mins to read

Tuition inflation & financial optionality

Tuition inflation & financial optionality

Despite the shortcomings above, going to college has been a smart choice for every generation prior to millennials. 

But over the past 15 years, two trends have made this decision a lot more questionable: the price increased, the value decreased.

2

1 read

Credential Inflation & Decreased Signaling

While college tuition more than tripled over the past 30 years, the value of a college degree gradually fell due to credential inflation.

80% of the value of a college degree comes from what the degree signals to employers, not from the knowledge and experience gained while acquiring it. The problem is that signaling is a zero-sum game; earning a college degree doesn’t send a strong signal if a lot of other people have degrees.

2

0 reads

Old Paradigm, New Paradigm

  • Combine knowledge from multiple disciplines to create a powerful mix.
  • Keep your options open, stay location independent, and be debt-free.
  • Commit to a few months at a time, reevaluate using hands-on experience with your field.
  • Build your own curriculum and update it constantly.
  • Pick the best teacher you can find for each subject.
  • Focus on the practical and solving real problems (but study valuable theory).
  • Learn from people that have their reputation on the line and a stake in your success.
  • Have your work vouch for your ability, not a piece of paper.

2

0 reads

New Paradigm: Combine knowledge from multiple disciplines to create a powerful, unique mix.

The Internet economy is creating new professions at a pace too fast for universities to come up with degrees to match them. Many of these professions require two or three different skills, which aren’t taught in the same degree or even in the same faculty. To deeply understand Cryptocurrencies requires proficiency in at least three fields: economics, Cryptography, and computer science. A different set of skills is required for becoming a successful Blogger.

2

0 reads

Maybe You Should Still Go To College

You should go to college if the following conditions are met: 

  • You’re certain that you want to spend at least a decade of your life in the field that you’re studying. 
  • The only way to get into that field is by getting a college degree. 

2

1 read

CURATED BY

natashamiller

Network engineer

Read & Learn

20x Faster

without
deepstash

with
deepstash

with

deepstash

Access to 200,000+ ideas

Access to the mobile app

Unlimited idea saving & library

Unlimited history

Unlimited listening to ideas

Downloading & offline access

Personalized recommendations

Supercharge your mind with one idea per day

Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.

Email

I agree to receive email updates