Rant off topic sorry

I know it's not easy, but you are do young, I'm sure. Just take your time to discover what you like

Hey, maybe it's your little brain telling you you're not gonna survive without a degree. Have some fun while you're still on a break and then when the time comes closer that's when you decide. Not everything in life is about academics or work. You can always find a new hobby or interest, and even meet new people online or in real life while you still have free time. Just enjoy your time as a teenager/adult as life isn't really that long to worry about everything going wrong.

Maybe academics are not for you, but there are always trades to learn that are just as useful as a college degree and may not be taken over by robots in the future.

If you're scared of choosing another major that you don't enjoy, you can instead focus on what kind of work you wanna get like: work with flexible hours vs work with a fixed schedule, work that you do solo vs with team work, lab vs office vs studio vs classroom, etc etc etc, work with good social environment vs work with good salary, work with a lot of instruction vs work that gives a lot of autonomy, work with a lot of structure vs work that allows for creativity, or risk, work with the public vs for "faceless people".

These can all seem obvious and not even mutually exclusive (bc some aren't), but realizing what you prioritize, what your work VALUES are can help you make a more informed decision that leaves you satisfied long term, bc if you decide that your job needs to be in a hospital, needs to allow for creativity, needs to have fixed hours, etc. maybe you're looking for research in the medical field, and not being a doctor (an example). And realizing that you want a job that leaves you feeling achieved and has room for promotion, BUT that you prefer a job that leaves feeling achieved more than one that allows for promotion will also help you pick a career path.

Maybe this won't help you be satisfied with your next major, assuming you decide to return to college, but it'll help you stay motivated (since you have a clear goal in mind) and, who knows, maybe in your soul search you'll find options you didn't consider before like degrees that seemed absurd, trades, or niche jobs like fixing piano strings. Look up the Work Values Inventory if the topic seems like it'd be helpful.

Now, taking a break is important to allow reflection: what didn't you like about your major?, how can you avoid that moving forward?, if that aspect is unavoidable what can you do to mitigate its effects?, etc., college isn't easy, becoming unmotivated is common, dropping out is also common, so don't focus on your "failures" as much as on what you can improve! Find your strengths (i.e. maybe your good at research, talking in public, organizing info, designing appealing work, etc.) and lean into them, it can be massively motivating!

As long as you prepare for the next enrolment period by working through what this year meant, and what you wanna achieve, you'll be on the right path! Good luck, I'm cheering for you!

Eng isn't my first language btw, if smth here didn't make sense feel free to ask :)