Most people, myself included, do not possess any extraordinary inborn talents or aptitudes. We aren’t born to be great artists, musicians, scientists, writers, athletes, politicians or entrepreneurs. We might actually love or be passionate about those areas, but we will never excel at them. So as careers or subjects of study, those are unwise things for us to choose. There are few good jobs in any them and the numbers are against us.
So when having to choose a career, the best overall strategy is for us to keep money at the top of the list, by choosing degrees and career paths that will at least pay a living wage with plenty left over for us to pursue our outside interests on our own terms.