Think of it more like a constraint satisfaction problem, rather than an optimization problem. There's no such thing as "the best" carrer, but there are lots of

Think of it more like a constraint satisfaction problem, rather than an optimization problem. There's no such thing as "the best" carrer, but there are lots of carrers which would be successful. Also, its rare for a career to last more than 10-15 years these days, so think about how one career can set you up for another (e.g. 5-10 years programming, then move into management, or go back and get master's degree and teach, etc)