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Ask HS: Career Advice for Someone Struggling

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Re: Ask HS: Career Advice for Someone Struggling

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Here is the sweet spot: 1. Something with a high barrier of entry 2. Something you enjoy doing As an example I absolutely love writing applications in JavaScript/TypeScript, but the barrier of entry is exceptionally low, so the quality of work completely sucks. I got out of that. I am also a senior warrant officer in the US Army, which has a really high barrier of entry, and it completely kicks ass. It sounds like yo…

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback and experience. This is helpful. I'm no longer very young -- mid-thirties -- and so I feel some pressure, mostly internal, to dive into something sooner rather than later.

Your point about a high barrier to entry tickles my brain. I'd love to combine my communication skills, particularly my writing and documentation skills, which I've worked hard on, with my software skills. Ideally in service of a non-profit. I think there's a good opportunity there.

Again, I appreciate you chiming in. I value the input.

Re: Ask HS: Career Advice for Someone Struggling

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I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to respond to my post. I'm humbled. There's some good advice here, some great perspective, and I've found it helpful. I hope that anyone in a similar position who comes across this post also finds value.
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