In this video I answer the question I get all the time: “Why should I study physics?”—and I flip it around. Most people probably shouldn’t. If you’re looking for an easy degree, if you don’t want to properly tackle maths, or if you’re already stretched thin and prone to burnout, physics can be a pretty brutal choice. It’s conceptually demanding, it’s exam-heavy, and it asks you to get comfortable being confused for long periods of time. If what you actually want is to study something very specific (and you’re not that interested in the wider fundamentals), physics can be a frustrating route. But I’m not anti-physics. I explain the situations where it does make sense—especially if you want employable, transferable skills. Physics trains you to model problems, handle uncertainty, and think quantitatively, which opens up career options far beyond “physicist” (engineering, software, data, finance, research… you name it). The real deciding factor is interest: if you’re genuinely curious about how the world works and you’re willing to commit to the maths and the grind, then physics can be one of the best degrees you can do.