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Have you ever been at the junction of a fork in your life's road and not known what to do? How did you get through it? (beehaw.org)
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I'm currently at this juncture and trying to decide whether to go back to school and start entirely fresh or to hold out for another year or two to see how things go. The anxiety of what the future may or may not hold is real and I'm just standing here, watching the distances shorten faster and faster while still not knowing.

What's your take, Beeple?

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[–] yenahmik@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

At the end of the day, you know deep inside what the right choice for you is. The unknown is scary, but the future is always unknown, no matter what you choose.

I went the route of going back to school for a fresh start, after my first career attempt didn't work out. It was absolutely the right choice. I went from feeling stuck in a bad situation and absolutely miserable, to a career that allows me to live my best life and I am infinitely more happy.

I didn't know what was going to come out of the change. I knew I couldn't keep doing what I was doing. When I went back to school, I did as many different internships as I could, since I knew what I didn't want to do, but I didn't know what I wanted to do anymore. I ended up falling into a career field I never even knew existed, but matches up to my strengths perfectly. Bonus points for being paid more than I ever imagined I could make (I basically tripled my income from my old job when I started my current one).

Life's short. Change is constant, no matter what you choose. Do what makes you happy, even if it's scary. We all end up as worm food, do you want to live your life as a series of "What ifs?" Or do you want to take a chance and try new things?