01: I’ve been thinking about how much importance we attach to what we’ve already invested in our lives.
I’ve been thinking about how much weight we give to what we’ve already invested.
Time, training, effort, expectation.
I felt this strongly when I was a lawyer. I had spent years studying and qualifying, so leaving carried its own pressure. Part of me felt I had to make all of that investment mean something.
What changed was realising I had to answer the question in front of me, rather than keep answering for the person I had been when I first chose that path.
That has stayed with me.
Sometimes the useful question is simply:
If I arrived here today, knowing what I know now, would I choose this again?
The answer might still be yes.
But if it isn’t, that is worth noticing too.
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02: Stuck In The “I Can’t Just Walk Away” Trap?
This episode of The Career Change podcast with Rikke Hansen, explores the “I’ve already invested so much” trap and the fear of throwing away a long career.
Listen now: Career Change Podcast
03: Time Is Not Running Out
The Psychology Today article looks directly at career transitions, sunk cost and the idea that previous skills travel with us rather than disappearing when we change direction.
Read now: Psychology Today
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