- What constitutes a worthwhile career?
- Vocational occupations
- Self-satisfaction
- Self-realisation (Maslow)
- Economic realities
- Relation of money to happiness
- Cost of education
- Career choices and the market
- Domestic circumstances
Month: May 2018
Developing countries should not adopt ‘green’ technology in light of other priorities. Discuss.
- more urgent priorities could include problems concerning drought, famine and sickness
- the lack of infrastructure and lack of education are also problems.
- government may lack revenue and inward investment
- ‘green’ technology is environmentally desirable but is expensive in start-up costs and often costly to run and produce benefits (Read Article)
- poorer developing countries require cheap energy urgently to supply and support budding industries and commercial developments.
- climate change impacts developed and developing countries.
- Strategic steps must be taken to mitigate climate change and environmental impact.
How difficult is it to feel optimistic, rather than pessimistic, about the future?
The future can be seen in optimistic ways, thanks to science and technology, or in pessimistic ways due to environmental changes.
- Media tends to focus on negative events. Wide coverage of bad news all the time.
- Media always shows that there is conflict somewhere in the world
- Confidence in a country’s political stability and order is often brought to question
- Future prospects for young people such as education and jobs is questionable
- Negativity can result in depression and low self-esteem
- Greater opportunities to change lifestyle exist when one migrates but there is no guarantee.
- Future depends on personal circumstances and ambitions rather than wider issues