E34: the opportunity costs of college…networking, freelancing, GAP YEAR? | ✨shower thoughts✨ ep 2
Wed Oct 29 2025
NOT just a rant…this episode contains ACTUALLY useful points to choose between college, freelancing, entrepreneurship & travel (or doing all of these?!) — from someone currently *trying* to do all! :) this video took over a year to finish so you get to see my perspective shift from 19 to 20 years old!
BONUS included: networking tips, my GAP YEAR, personal examples from my freelancing experience before uni, & university right now. I took a gap year before university! so I also reveal whether or not that gap year was worth it 👀
this episode is meant to be a community discussion starter on the opportunity costs of college & uni, so please be brave and share your own experiences with college & life in the comments! I’d love to hear your thoughts.
NOTE: Becoming DISScomfortable is NOT going away...these ✨shower thoughts✨ are just a new side quest I'm exploring haha. Join the community by subscribing!
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*add me on socials!* maybe you'll motivate me to start taking insta seriously :))
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☾ tiktok- @.lylasheikh and @hospitalitybylyla
☾ pinterest- https://www.pinterest.ca/vivaciouslyla
^ add my main IG for mini vlogs!! and join our self improvement & book club broadcast channels!
*follow the podcast socials for exclusive BTS 👀 & updates NOT on my main page*
☾ PODCAST instagram- @disscomfortable
☾ PODCAST tiktok- @disscomfortable
^ add the podcast IG so you never miss an update on the latest episodes and our community!!
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NOT just a rant…this episode contains ACTUALLY useful points to choose between college, freelancing, entrepreneurship & travel (or doing all of these?!) — from someone currently *trying* to do all! :) this video took over a year to finish so you get to see my perspective shift from 19 to 20 years old! BONUS included: networking tips, my GAP YEAR, personal examples from my freelancing experience before uni, & university right now. I took a gap year before university! so I also reveal whether or not that gap year was worth it 👀 this episode is meant to be a community discussion starter on the opportunity costs of college & uni, so please be brave and share your own experiences with college & life in the comments! I’d love to hear your thoughts. NOTE: Becoming DISScomfortable is NOT going away...these ✨shower thoughts✨ are just a new side quest I'm exploring haha. Join the community by subscribing! ⭐️ Don't forget to FOLLOW for NEXT episodes on Mondays! ;) ⭐️ watch the video podcast on Youtube: lyla sheikh or listen on the go: https://linktr.ee/disscomfortable ⭐️ LYLA'S MAIN VLOG/BOOKS CHANNEL #2: @VivaciousLyla ^ subscribe for upcoming 📚 book reviews + life vlogs ⭐️ LYLA'S TRAVEL CHANNEL #3: @hospitalitybylyla ^ 🥘✈️ HONEST reviews + ideas 🎆 things to do in Toronto & GTA, Canada | 🌮 halal eat recs | 💃 rating Toronto's BEST social events & MORE ⭐️ all links: https://beacons.ai/vivaciouslyla *add me on socials!* maybe you'll motivate me to start taking insta seriously :)) ☾ instagram- @lylasheikh ☾ tiktok- @.lylasheikh and @hospitalitybylyla ☾ pinterest- https://www.pinterest.ca/vivaciouslyla ^ add my main IG for mini vlogs!! and join our self improvement & book club broadcast channels! *follow the podcast socials for exclusive BTS 👀 & updates NOT on my main page* ☾ PODCAST instagram- @disscomfortable ☾ PODCAST tiktok- @disscomfortable ^ add the podcast IG so you never miss an update on the latest episodes and our community!!