Edit: Please know that I think there’s something wrong with how I think, I am trying to correct that 8 years ago I finished my high school and I was smart enough to get a good rank at a particular exam in my country which would have changed my fortunes, but instead I just joined the local college to study physics as I just wanted to become a physicist and nothing else. It was my passion, but now, after 8 years and a gap of 2-3 years I am in tech and it’s sucking my soul but my pay is better than what most PhDs earn during their degree. But one possibility always haunts me, I was cocky as hell back then, I refused to join anything that I didn’t want, I didn’t know the world enough and had I known what I know now, I would have earned 10x-20x better than what I am earning right now. This has been a constant theme throughout my life, even in tech I choose something I was passionate about, not what I could have done the best in moneywise. That was stupid AF AND I keep making that mistake. I know we can’t all know the best possible path towards the future, but how could I have done better in two places where my life could have pivoted hard towards great things which made great money. I don’t want to be an ass forever. submitted by /u/Verrukt_male_232
Originally posted by u/Verrukt_male_232 on r/AskMen