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"Make peace with the worst case scenario" -- anon Just remember ... it is called a 'risk' for a reason. You will most certainly suffer some ill effects if you

"Make peace with the worst case scenario" -- anon Just remember ... it is called a 'risk' for a reason. You will most certainly suffer some ill effects if you're doing this right, the key is to be okay with it. Coming out of college with a degree I didn't like I spent the next 3-4 years heads down, learning and applying myself as a fullstack web developer and software programmer. It paid off handsomely for me right as I turned 30 but for most of my 20's I was behind all my peers whom I graduated with and my family didn't really understand what I was doing. All-in-all, I'm happy with the decision I made but the thing that gets me all the time is ... what if it didn't work out?

kevinchau 13y ago
Sometimes, failure is not an option. I hope that's what drove you to succeed.
- barkingcat 13y ago
  This is an awful outlook. Sometimes failure happens, and many times, it's not even your fault. Don't be so hard on life. Failure is definitely an option. You fail, you start again.
- trustfundbaby 13y ago
  Thats a very nice and it certainly informed my drive to succeed in a very large way. But you must understand that sometimes, it just doesn't work out. Making peace with that reality is actually more helpful that pursuing a failing life path, just because you refuse to call it.
joonix 13y ago
Nice that you were able to retool while being able to pay your bills with a mediocre job but that's hardly the worst case scenario. Many young people come out of university and grad school and can't get much of any job. I can't spend 3-4 years retooling because I can't focus on anything that isn't going to help me pay my rent this month. When I was much younger (teen/college student), I didn't have this pressure; I could just sit and commit huge chunks of time to anything I wanted without worry; I could experiment with little risk, and that's why I at least had some side businesses that made a bit of money.
- trustfundbaby 13y ago
  I didn't get a job. I made my own. I bought, dissassembled, built and sold computers and computer parts on craigslist and ebay for 2 years (using the very major I disliked so much) and then transitioned into freelancing as a developer. I only got a job after about 5 years of working for myself and even then it was only part time. Not everybody has a hustle mentality, but if you put your mind to making something work, you'll be surprised at the options that present themselves to you.
  - joonix 13y ago
    Props to you. Seriously. I admire how you persevered and made things happen. I actually used to have a thriving ebay business in my teens and early 20s. I agree with your last statement 100%. I'm trying to make my current career path work, it's just a struggle to be underemployed. In your early 20s, it's not a big deal. Approaching 30s, trying to live independently and meet your financial obligations, it becomes a crisis.
    - trustfundbaby 13y ago
      > Approaching 30s, trying to live independently and meet your financial obligations, it becomes a crisis. dude. I feel you 100%. I'll just leave you with this quote and hopefully it helps a bit, because it helped me. "If you're going through hell, keep going" -- Winston Churchill

kevinchau 13y ago

Sometimes, failure is not an option. I hope that's what drove you to succeed.

barkingcat 13y ago
This is an awful outlook. Sometimes failure happens, and many times, it's not even your fault. Don't be so hard on life. Failure is definitely an option. You fail, you start again.
trustfundbaby 13y ago
Thats a very nice and it certainly informed my drive to succeed in a very large way. But you must understand that sometimes, it just doesn't work out. Making peace with that reality is actually more helpful that pursuing a failing life path, just because you refuse to call it.

joonix 13y ago

Nice that you were able to retool while being able to pay your bills with a mediocre job but that's hardly the worst case scenario. Many young people come out of university and grad school and can't get much of any job. I can't spend 3-4 years retooling because I can't focus on anything that isn't going to help me pay my rent this month. When I was much younger (teen/college student), I didn't have this pressure; I could just sit and commit huge chunks of time to anything I wanted without worry; I could experiment with little risk, and that's why I at least had some side businesses that made a bit of money.

trustfundbaby 13y ago
I didn't get a job. I made my own. I bought, dissassembled, built and sold computers and computer parts on craigslist and ebay for 2 years (using the very major I disliked so much) and then transitioned into freelancing as a developer. I only got a job after about 5 years of working for myself and even then it was only part time. Not everybody has a hustle mentality, but if you put your mind to making something work, you'll be surprised at the options that present themselves to you.
- joonix 13y ago
  Props to you. Seriously. I admire how you persevered and made things happen. I actually used to have a thriving ebay business in my teens and early 20s. I agree with your last statement 100%. I'm trying to make my current career path work, it's just a struggle to be underemployed. In your early 20s, it's not a big deal. Approaching 30s, trying to live independently and meet your financial obligations, it becomes a crisis.
  - trustfundbaby 13y ago
    > Approaching 30s, trying to live independently and meet your financial obligations, it becomes a crisis. dude. I feel you 100%. I'll just leave you with this quote and hopefully it helps a bit, because it helped me. "If you're going through hell, keep going" -- Winston Churchill