一個可能適得其反的畢業建議

選專(zhuan) 業(ye) 或者選工作的時候經常聽到的建議是“按照自己喜歡的來就好？”，“從(cong) 心”。‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

但研究顯示，“從(cong) 心”的選擇往往是陷入社會(hui) 既定規範的選擇，

But following your passions often turns out to be a bad idea. New research that we and our colleagues conducted found that when asked to identify their passions, women and men tend to cite stereotypically feminine and masculine interests and behavior. 

比如女生可能選擇藝術、文科相關(guan) 的多，男生可能選擇理工科計算機的居多

Women are more likely to say they want to make art or help people, for instance, while men are more likely to say they want to do science or play sports.

換句話說，我們(men) 很少能在20來歲的時候真的知道自己passion的到底是什麽(me) ，相反，更為(wei) 清楚的可能是社會(hui) 對於(yu) 自己的期待‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

In other words, when asked to identify their passions, people seem to do precisely what following their passions is supposed to discourage: They conform to societal expectations.

所以在一些被鼓勵按照自己的興(xing) 趣去找未來發展方向的社會(hui) ，往往在職業(ye) 和專(zhuan) 業(ye) 的選擇上，有很強的性別差異。‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

...‍‍ if you encourage women and men to follow their passions in selecting a major or career, there is a big gender gap. 

另外一個(ge) 有意思的發現是，如果我們(men) 不是從(cong) 自己的passion 去選擇職業(ye) 或者專(zhuan) 業(ye) ，而是從(cong) 收入，兼顧家庭角度選擇的時候，性別差異可能就沒有那麽(me) 大了。‍‍‍‍

In countries such as Malaysia and Kuwait, the gender disparities in computer science and engineering degrees are much smaller than they are in the United States. Students in those countries typically pick their majors for other reasons — income, job security, family obligation.

當然這裏不是說找到自己的passion 不重要。

想說的時候大多數人年輕的時候其實還沒那麽(me) 好的認識自己，所以所謂“passion”的建議是比較虛的。‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

另外要注意到的是，人的passion 還是很容易受到外界的影響的。

比如當計算機課的教室裏放了一個(ge) star-trek類似比較男性的海報，女生馬上會(hui) 對這個(ge) 計算機課失去passion，這和計算機課本身的知識點沒有任何的關(guan) 係。

... high school girls and college women expressed less interest in enrolling in a computer science class when the classroom was furnished with “Star Trek” posters, video games and other objects stereotypically associated with men than when the same classroom was decorated with nature posters, plants and other more gender-neutral objects.

所以，當我們(men) “從(cong) 心”去做選擇的時候，得問一下自己，這真的是自己內(nei) 心喜歡的嗎，還是自己受到了周遭環境的影響。‍‍‍‍‍‍‍