Why? What I've wanted out of my career or whether I cared at all has changed pretty drastically across different decades of my life. Some of that is changes in

Why? What I've wanted out of my career or whether I cared at all has changed pretty drastically across different decades of my life. Some of that is changes in my own personality and circumstances, but some is just opening up of avenues I didn't realize were possibilities when I was younger. I originally wanted to be a writer. Maybe if I was more determined and focused on that, I could have been, but I know people from back in the day who had that goal and achieved it and I can't say any of them right now are better off or happier than I am. Giving up and doing something with a much clearer path to a stable existence worked out well.