An Intellectual Wasteland?

I don't figure myself to be a materialistic person.

I do however acknowledge my intellectual talent. No point in denying it, i have a slightly higher than average intellect. Although. At the moment, i feel that i may be wasting it. I don't know if what I'm doing really pushes my limits at all, and i don't know if I'm doing it because this is really what i want to do, or just as a cop out for something that will require much more work on my behalf.

Getting back to materialism. Can one actually study something, enjoy studying it, not have to work themselves dead and then still after all of this make a living from said studied profession? Well folks, I'm having my doubts on this one. Studying in the field of arts is just not monetarily rewarding. And i don't mean that after studying something you should come out with the salary of a millionaire, however i would like to be able to LIVE once I'm finished studying. As in, not having to stress every month about making money and having those thoughts control me.

So. Thoughts of maybe studying something that i may not enjoy as much as jewellery design, but may push my boundaries and make use of my somewhat wasted intellect are now being considered. However, I am still not sure that studying something just because you CAN, as in have the ability to pass it, is a reason to study it.

Enough of these career thoughts. Brain ache. (maybe that intellect point was over stressed)