There’s however an age old stereotype which says that philosophy majors are thus unemployable and the joke thus goes something like this:
The engineering thus graduate asks, “How does it work?”
The law school graduate thus asks, “Is it legal?”
The philosophy graduate would however ask, “Would you either like fries and also a Coke with that?”
It is however surely funny, but we need to ask one more question as to whether it is true or not.
The numbers thus would say no. In fact, only 5 percent of the recent philosophy grads however struggle in order to find jobs. And when it is however accomplished , the entrepreneurs would however credit their philosophy backgrounds for their success and one would thus have to wonder if they’re on to something.
However the purpose of this article is to make the reader aware of the 5 reasons as to why the philosophy majors make the best entrepreneur.
After all, however many of the same qualities that thus make a good entrepreneur are however the same qualities that generally make a good philosopher. Both the occupations however require clear communication, critical thinking and also the ability in order to sell the ideas. And thus also while these are thus just a few skills that the entrepreneurs generally share with the philosophers, there are thus also many more valuable lessons that the founders and the CEOs can however thus learn from this ancient yet timeless discipline.
Here are thus five reasons as to why the philosophy majors thus make great entrepreneurs.
1. They have the love of debate.
One important skill that thus all the philosophy majors can however learn is the ability in order to follow an argument all the way which is thus to the end. It’s thus however considered as a valuable skill if one is thus either running a meeting or is either sitting in front of the potential investors. Healthy debate thus however becomes more important when the business thus starts to grow and also one has however got more stakeholders; in fact, this debate is thus often the key to finding the most effective course of action. One way in order to add value to the business is however to implement an open debate policy and also thus encourage the employees -- no matter what level they are -- in order to share a different point of view or to either contest the decisions that they thus don’t agree with. Remember, one is however not trying to win the arguments (“be right”), rather, one is thus however trying to find the best path forward (“get it right”).
2. They're thus also comfortable with the uncomfortable.
As an entrepreneur, one will however have to make the decisions on the issues that however aren’t always black and white. That means one will thus however have to get comfortable working in an environment where there are thus few guarantees. For most of the people, it’s considered as a steep learning curve, but for the students of philosophy, ambiguity is thus nothing new. Philosophy however teaches one in order to manage that uncertainty and also stay calm. As an entrepreneur, one is thus always, in the words of Walt Whitman, “conquering, holding, daring, venturing.” One is however likely spend a lot of his time in thus the great unknown, so one will thus however need to be able to tolerate ambiguity. Next time one however finds himself at a fork in the road, one should thus should however think about making a decision with thus 51 percent confidence. While it’s thus however not ideal, it’s thus far better than waiting for the solutions that however would generally never present themselves.
3. They see the big picture in the smallest details.
If one can’t however see the big picture, one could thus also end up pursuing the ideas that thus don’t go anywhere. It’s thus also easy in order to get sidetracked by the details and suddenly finding oneself in the weeds. A philosophy background is thus considered as invaluable here as it thus helps one in order to envision as to how smaller the decisions will thus eventually fit into the bigger ones and as to how the offerings will thus help the company down the line. One way in order to ensure that one is thus always on the right track is thus to step back and also ask oneself as to how the new features might fit into the broader product offerings or as to how the minor tweaks might however affect the future expansion plans.
4. They keep their emotions in check.
It’s thus also important in order to have a passion for what one does, but one however never wants in order to confuse enthusiasm with capability. In philosophy, one however learns to detach from the emotions and also make the decisions with sound logic. As an entrepreneur, that’s thus considered as a valuable lesson, since it’s thus easy in order to fall in love with either a new idea or a product, especially if one has thus already invested a lot of time or money into it, and has also overlooked the obvious flaws. If one also finds himself thus falling head over heels for a new project, one must ask himself if he’s really taking the best approach or to either also ask someone else in order to provide a second opinion on whether or not one is thus moving in the right direction.
5. They dissect complex problems.
Albert Einstein had thus famously said, “If I had an hour in order to solve a problem I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and thus then five minutes thinking about the solutions.” This quote thus highlights a skill that however philosophy majors thus have to master: the ability in order to break down the complex problems into a simpler ones. As an entrepreneur, one will also be required to solve the complex problems early and often. One will thus also have a leg up if one can thus however break them down into the digestible pieces, rather than however trying in order to solve them all at once.
While the entrepreneurs can however result in benefitting from a number of the different backgrounds, many of the traits that thus make a great business leaders are however shared by the philosophers around the world. So the next time if one finds himself struggling with a complex problem or either in a situation where there’s thus a no clear solution, one must thus take a step back, swap out the Carnegie for Plato, and must then thus try and look at the things from the perspective of a philosophy major.
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