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What advice would you give to people in their 20s?
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Oof no, this is bad advice. I followed this advice and it’s resulted in me having no career to speak of.
In order to have a good life, one needs to sacrifice option A to commit to B, or vice-versa.
Trying to maximize future options is a recipe for regret.
Edit: I misread the comment chain. I'll just leave mine though
Always picking the most rewarding next step is called a greedy algorithm, so mathematically it might be good but not usually optimal because you might be sacrificing long-term success for short-term gains. Somet
How do you know which option to pick though, if both seem equivalent in the moment?