Ask HN: How to navigate negative thoughts about starting a career late?
I am in my early 30s, do not have a regular corporate work history yet and recently graduated from my 2nd Bachelors (not IT related, my first was in Engineering). I do not have any savings or assets and will be facing the prospect of sitting for interviews in the next weeks. I feel a bit directionless and lost, having coming to realize that I might not be going high up the career ladder considering where I am. The posts about cognitive decline in the 40s and 50s in the past days has only made me more anxious.
Quick facts:
- Interested in programming but my knowledge is rusty and feel I wouldn't be able to brush my skills up for a job
- Worked in advertising for a long time in a completely different market
- Current goals are vague, but I definitely want to save enough to pursue interests (writing and film) in the long-term.
Has anyone of you faced a similar dilemma? What did you do against it? I feel the intertia building up over time and I am afraid of being in a limbo if I don't act soon. I do not live in the US if that helps.
Quick facts:
- Interested in programming but my knowledge is rusty and feel I wouldn't be able to brush my skills up for a job - Worked in advertising for a long time in a completely different market - Current goals are vague, but I definitely want to save enough to pursue interests (writing and film) in the long-term.
Has anyone of you faced a similar dilemma? What did you do against it? I feel the intertia building up over time and I am afraid of being in a limbo if I don't act soon. I do not live in the US if that helps.