Feel free to share any life experiences or anecdotes.

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      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

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      4 months ago

      Not always good advice.

      An exclusive relationship, by definition, minimizes your future options but opens up a subset which are better for many/most people.