About a year and a half ago, after a bit of self analysis, I realized that I am extremely indecisive when it comes to major decisions. I kept trying to change myself and yet here I am again, indecisive about whether to choose accounting or computer science. I keep going over variable after variable, running scenario after scenario throughout my head, but never coming to a conclusion. I decided to accept the offer of admission for the M.S. accounting program only after flipping a coin. Absolutely ridiculous. I'm not even sure if it's the right choice. I keep checking Linkedin, internships online, and school career websites and found very few accounting, finance, economics internships. Computer science, on the other hand, have many internships. Am I making the right choice?
My indecisiveness has also cost me financially. Throughout the years, I found myself to be pretty decent at predicting stocks. Several years ago, when everyone freaked out about the rare earth metals, I predicted that some mining companies' stocks will increase. I was right. Molycorp's stock bubbled up like crazy and went $10 to $77 per share. Sadly, I only made several hundred bucks from it. Last year, I predicted that Tesla will increase and I was right. Last year Tesla was only $25 per share and now it's $110 and climbing. Sigh. So much I could have done, but I am still paralyzed by analysis. Need to break this.
Note to self: Don't be indecisive. Don't be afraid.
Sometimes, what might be better to note is "don't be afraid."
ReplyDeleteTo make choices, and later to find that you were wrong. It's better than not taking the risk. Easier said than done, I am indecisive myself, but I have found that we learn best when we take action. When we are indecisive, we only tend to make ourselves even more so.
You're right, it's better to take a chance and be wrong than not taking a risk at all. Thank you. I tend to make snap judgments when one option clearly outweighs the other, but when both are nearly balanced, my mind goes into an infinite loop trying to determine which is better.
DeleteAlso, I was a fall 2009 transfer.
Oh cool! I was in Warren but lived off campus. I would go over to the village a lot in the beginning but eventually had to stop. I graduated in a year and there was no time anything else! So I don't think we crossed paths but I guess it's interesting we transferred the same year.
ReplyDeleteWow, congrats on getting everything done in a year, must have been super stressful every quarter. I pretty much spent most of my time in my dorm, in class or at Geisel during my first year so I doubt we met.
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