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  • intensely_human@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    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.

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      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