> Magical thinking (despite the numerous articles out there... I think humanity applies the lessons from these articles in the aggregate, but at an individual

> Magical thinking (despite the numerous articles out there... I think humanity applies the lessons from these articles in the aggregate, but at an individual level, this is a much messier story. It features people (like myself) who didn't really understand or place any importance on marketability when asked to choose a major at 17. Four years later you get another fun choice: accept your current job prospects, grab an advanced degree, or start from scratch on a different undergrad degree, which is psychologically quite hard.[0] I know a lot of people push for universally free college tuition. A part of me though would much rather encourage school loans that signal to students the viability of their major by adjusting interest rates or availability of credit based on the field of study. Though that has it's problems too. We'd want to pay teachers considerably more, for instance. Ok, I mostly just wish someone had handed me a copy of "So Good They Can't Ignore You" when I was young and stupid. [0] And some people successfully convince a great manager to take a chance on them. That involves a lot of search costs and a lot of luck, though. It also filters for risk-tolerant employers, which becomes a high-risk strategy itself.