Ask HN: How do you find a new career in your early forties?
Hi HN, A little background: I have a bachelor in CS and worked a few years as a developer until I got too bored. Then I discovered investing and spent the last ten years as a self-employed micro cap investor. Now, having failed as an investor, I'm looking for a new career. Unfortunately, I have no idea what to do next and how to figure it out... My current approach is to look at all kinds of open positions, but it feels ineffective, like looking for the needle in the haystack, without even knowing how the needle looks like. In parallel I'm relearning about software development as a plan B, however, I'm struggling with motivation problems and self-doubts, and somehow I can't imagine myself as a developer anymore. Any advice? Thanks. 1 comments on Hacker News.
Hi HN, A little background: I have a bachelor in CS and worked a few years as a developer until I got too bored. Then I discovered investing and spent the last ten years as a self-employed micro cap investor. Now, having failed as an investor, I'm looking for a new career. Unfortunately, I have no idea what to do next and how to figure it out... My current approach is to look at all kinds of open positions, but it feels ineffective, like looking for the needle in the haystack, without even knowing how the needle looks like. In parallel I'm relearning about software development as a plan B, however, I'm struggling with motivation problems and self-doubts, and somehow I can't imagine myself as a developer anymore. Any advice? Thanks.
Hi HN, A little background: I have a bachelor in CS and worked a few years as a developer until I got too bored. Then I discovered investing and spent the last ten years as a self-employed micro cap investor. Now, having failed as an investor, I'm looking for a new career. Unfortunately, I have no idea what to do next and how to figure it out... My current approach is to look at all kinds of open positions, but it feels ineffective, like looking for the needle in the haystack, without even knowing how the needle looks like. In parallel I'm relearning about software development as a plan B, however, I'm struggling with motivation problems and self-doubts, and somehow I can't imagine myself as a developer anymore. Any advice? Thanks. 1 comments on Hacker News.
Hi HN, A little background: I have a bachelor in CS and worked a few years as a developer until I got too bored. Then I discovered investing and spent the last ten years as a self-employed micro cap investor. Now, having failed as an investor, I'm looking for a new career. Unfortunately, I have no idea what to do next and how to figure it out... My current approach is to look at all kinds of open positions, but it feels ineffective, like looking for the needle in the haystack, without even knowing how the needle looks like. In parallel I'm relearning about software development as a plan B, however, I'm struggling with motivation problems and self-doubts, and somehow I can't imagine myself as a developer anymore. Any advice? Thanks.
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