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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    2 years ago

    hallettj, I really like your wife’s take!

    OP these two pieces of advice from an old college professor might help:

    • If you can’t choose between two things, make a list of all the pros and cons of the first thing, then a list for the second thing, place them side by side, and make an emotional decision.
    • Always have a Plan B.

    About 15 years ago I left the career path I’d started to move cross country and go to graduate school. I thought I might want to do research. Some wonderful things and some terrible times came out of that. I learned and grew greatly. Strangely I ended back on a similar career path, not as far along as I might have been but not back at the beginning either. Nothing’s a mistake as long as you learn from it. Whichever path you take, check in with yourself sometimes to see if it’s still working for you. If not, ask yourself what you can learn from that info.

    If you have any questions about specifics I’m happy to try and answer.

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        2 years ago

        The zen coin flip was the first thing I thought of when reading OP’s post.

        Like you states, it does not replace the act of choosing.

        But you can gauge by your own reaction to the result of the coin flip, which option you think deep down is the best.

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        2 years ago

        I’ve done this countless times for smaller things, but I’ve never thought to apply the coin flip to big changes. I’ll give it a shot.