In Frankenstein there is a part at the beginning where the narrator is explaining his life, he says ” Our studies were never forced…It was by this method, and not emulation that we were urged to application.” (Shelley 21). He says this meaning that he learned things that he wanted to learn and there was no pressure to be the best. He got to learn and study at his own pace, doing what he wanted for himself. His parents didn’t force things on him and his friends were supportive but also studied their own things. Without the competition between friends, the narrator was able to truly enjoy his childhood for himself without worrying about doing what makes his friends and family happy.
The things you are currently doing/studying in your life, do they make you happy? Do you find enjoyment in them? Or are you doing it for somebody else, if so does doing it for them make you happy.