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I think you’ve hit a key psychological insight. And they have a choice to also push through an existential Sunk Cost fallacy. I spent the first 11 years of my
by bkohlmann 7y ago
I think you’ve hit a key psychological insight. And they have a choice to also push through an existential Sunk Cost fallacy.
I spent the first 11 years of my professional career in the Navy flying airplanes. It was a niche skill set. When I left, I had the airlines available, by I would’ve been bored to tears in the job.
So at 35 I started over in a new career. It’s been challenging - but there is a future. I’m 6-8 years (at least) “behind” my colleagues.
The choices we make have consequences. And if you have your health, you can always choose to change your course.
- bluedino 7y agoYou could spent nine more in the navy, retired with a pension, and got a cushy DoD/government job (assuming you wanted to live near a base or government contractor)
- bkohlmann 7y agoTrue. Even better is flying for the airlines and taking a reserve flying gig to get the reserve retirement. Wasn’t for me.
- souprock 7y agoFlying that won't bore you to tears: 1. service to antarctic bases 2. water bombing forest fires 3. test pilot for a Navy contractor 4. dirt airstrips in Alaska, with animals on the runway and weather 5. dirt airstrips in Lesoto, short and high altitude 6. Zero Gravity Corporation (commercial "vomit comet")