Re:Early-career setback and future career impact
by kshacker on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @12:48AM
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Another funny personal story: since someone shared one.
Started developing a taste for studying and computers at age 12-13. Did not hit a stumbling block till 40. Oh yes there were bad times but it was always one valley to another peak and at 40 the tide turned. I would not say it was the Midas touch, it was not, there were others way more successful but I look at my growth based on my aspirations and capabilities.
And then the fall. Took 5 years to realize the fubar situation and then maybe 6 years of perseverance with a course correction ;) Even before the article I realized that the lack of failures in early days probably hurt me in the long run.
Once again, this is a very simplified version. Even I could find flaws in my presentation of details if I needed to.
Started developing a taste for studying and computers at age 12-13. Did not hit a stumbling block till 40. Oh yes there were bad times but it was always one valley to another peak and at 40 the tide turned. I would not say it was the Midas touch, it was not, there were others way more successful but I look at my growth based on my aspirations and capabilities.
And then the fall. Took 5 years to realize the fubar situation and then maybe 6 years of perseverance with a course correction ;) Even before the article I realized that the lack of failures in early days probably hurt me in the long run.
Once again, this is a very simplified version. Even I could find flaws in my presentation of details if I needed to.