Make Reversible, Small Bets

Occasional missteps are to be expected when you take an experimental approach to career planning. 

These errors needn’t be permanent. Good Plan A’s can be stopped or reversed or morphed into a Plan B. A good Plan A minimizes the cost of failure. 

Start with a trial period. Keep your day job.

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