People want to be like the people who are either cool in their specific age group or who look like an adult that is living a life that's different and interesting. I don't have data on this, my guesses there's a dramatic under appreciation for the quality of life you can live as a softwere developer. And i think before it used to be an astronaut, but i think this really speaks to the way that kids follow adults in their perception of what's important.
Life feels like a bunch of micro-decisions, yet a few macro-decisions often end up determining how you spend most of your time.
Perhaps one of the most significant are the degree you choose and the first job you take. The decisions that follow those are inevitably pulled by their inertia.
In this episode, Cal and Steph discuss the importance of exploring the diversity of jobs out there and how many people become fixed in a singular path.
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