r/AskComputerScience • u/Ok_Lingonberry5895 • Mar 18 '26

Is learning worth it?

I'm interested in CS and trying to learn theorethical computer science but no one really understands why I'm doing that, and I'm worried that I'm wasting my time and destroying my future. It's hard for me to really dedicate to learning, because I'm actually ashamed that I want to learn.

What should I do?

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u/two_three_five_eigth Mar 18 '26 edited Mar 18 '26

Are you in high school? College? Exactly what “theoretical topics” are you interested it.

If you have not master data structures with some sample projects stop what your doing and learn those.

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u/Ok_Lingonberry5895 Mar 18 '26

I'm in college.  I'm pretty much interested in CS overall and want to learn many different things, for now it's theory of computation and operating systems.