There was a time when I made a list of all the fields I wanted to pursue. The fields were ranked from greatest to least not in terms of extrinsic value, but intrinsic value.
The great irony of life is that we might work in a field that was far from our original goal. It’s quite easy for us to change our minds while we’re in school or working, or to be drawn toward a field as time goes by. For example, someone might be working as doctor, but then they end up as a writer later on, or vice versa.
The fields we choose are more like approximations rather than absolutes. There’s no telling how long we might stay in a field, or if we’d even like it after a few years. Perhaps we stay in the field as we work on starting a business, or continue our education on the weekends or evenings.
It goes to show how flexible and adaptable we can be in the economy. Our potential isn’t fixed to one specialized skill, but is linked and interconnected to many others. Although we might choose the path that seems the most obvious to us, we’re always learning new skills, learning about the world, and wanting to pursue new goals.
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