All throughout highschool I wanted to learn to play the guitar. But at that point in time almost everyone I knew was learning to play the guitar, and I sure wasn’t going to do what everybody else did. Now, six years later, I’m finally learning. It’s a real shame let my disgust of conformity drive me away from putting off something I now love.
Actually not doing stuff there’s already a glut of is not a terribly bad heuristic: for example, if in your area there are 1000 guitarist and 100 drummers it’s much easier for you to get into a band if you play the drums than if you play the guitar.
All throughout highschool I wanted to learn to play the guitar. But at that point in time almost everyone I knew was learning to play the guitar, and I sure wasn’t going to do what everybody else did. Now, six years later, I’m finally learning. It’s a real shame let my disgust of conformity drive me away from putting off something I now love.
Actually not doing stuff there’s already a glut of is not a terribly bad heuristic: for example, if in your area there are 1000 guitarist and 100 drummers it’s much easier for you to get into a band if you play the drums than if you play the guitar.
Ah, but that’s assuming that their goal is “get into a band,” rather than “attain a new and interesting hobby.”