“When we’re in college, we think about our future as a direct line from now to then, from here to there. You might get an internship at a financial services firm, then become an assistant, and gradually move up until someday you’re the boss. That’s a fine life’s path. But if you look at the careers of many successful people, you’ll find that their route is often far more sinuous. And if you look at happy people, you’ll find even fewer who traveled a straight line.”
Author Leonard Mlodinow, writing about his career path in a cool series about careers in the Sunday NYT. The first ones my eyes gravitated to were the ones called “The Politician” and “The Assistant,” but surprisingly I found Mlodinow’s “The Physicist” to be the most insightful.
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