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This sounds like a total win. You studied what you wanted, didn't completely wipe out your finances, and successfully re-opened a door you thought may have been
by ewhanley 4y ago
This sounds like a total win. You studied what you wanted, didn't completely wipe out your finances, and successfully re-opened a door you thought may have been permanently closed. I view self actualization as a far more important component of a life well-lived than your savings balance.
- sleton38234234 4y agobut he's back to where he started in the beginning. I didn't sound like there was any more self actualization, after he went back.
- ewhanley 4y agoRight, but these sort of narratives are rarely linear. In either case they would have been working compilers. At least in this version of events, they got to take a shot at a passion. They could also try again and have a roadmap and the courage to take a leap like that.
- AdamN 4y agoOr it opens up a third option that would not have been available otherwise.
- MR_Bulldops 4y agoGoing on an adventure and finishing back where you started is not a bad result.
- 000ooo000 4y agoProbably not a fair judgement to make based on 4-5 short paragraphs in a HN comment.