Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

What appeals to you will change over time. You're sounding like you want to make one decision that will last your whole life. There isn't one. There can't be one. The teachers at your uni have probably pointed out that you'll have 5 or so completely different careers during your working lifetime.

I believe that if you really want something, anything, as improbable it may seem, you always achieve it.

There are a lot of people who want immortality. A lot. And they're not going to get it. Everyone is going to get old and die.

I really really wanted to design integrated circuits. When I graduated with my BSEE, there was a recession and all the major players in the IC business were laying off tens of thousands of engineers. So I ended up at GM. And when I tried to get into the IC fab part of that division, my machiavellian manager ended up pushing me out of the company completely (if I transferred, he lost the "headcount" permanently, but if I quit or was fired, he could replace me).

Desire doesn't get you want you want.




Did you give up?


My ex gave me an ultimatum: we move to FL, or we break up (she hated IN). We moved to FL, and about 10 months later it was over. By my estimate, doing that cost me about $500k over the last 20 years.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: