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What advice would you give to people in their 20s? (midwest.social)

submitted 4 months ago by clark@midwest.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Oof no, this is bad advice. I followed this advice and it’s resulted in me having no career to speak of.

In order to have a good life, one needs to sacrifice option A to commit to B, or vice-versa.

Trying to maximize future options is a recipe for regret.

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Edit: I misread the comment chain. I'll just leave mine though

Always picking the most rewarding next step is called a greedy algorithm, so mathematically it might be good but not usually optimal because you might be sacrificing long-term success for short-term gains. Somet

[–] bad_alloc@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago

How do you know which option to pick though, if both seem equivalent in the moment?