I encourage anyone at the start of their career, or even while still in university to consider studying -- in parallel, on the side, just as an interest -- anot

I encourage anyone at the start of their career, or even while still in university to consider studying -- in parallel, on the side, just as an interest -- another skill or trade, such as building, electrics, or plumbing. These practical professions cannot be off-shored, or machine-learned out of existence, and the country is crying out for well-qualified practitioners. Not only will you have a better (than zero) understanding of the trade, you'll know what to look for when hiring others to work on your property, be able to do some jobs yourself (subject to local building codes and regulations), and you'll at least have something in mind as a possible alternative when you get sick of computers and / or computing jobs, instead of starting looking for alternatives from a standing start. Aside from all that, you might find it more interesting and enjoyable than you first imagine, and it does the mind a power of good to think about something else in a different way for a change, so win/win... :-)