{"id":2533,"date":"2015-01-10T15:58:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-10T15:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidcong.net\/?p=2533"},"modified":"2015-01-10T15:58:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-10T15:58:00","slug":"career-suggestions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.davidcong.net\/?p=2533","title":{"rendered":"Career Suggestions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whenever someone gives me a career suggestion, like &#8220;Hey, you should be [such and such occupation]!&#8221; My usual reaction is that I can easily find a reason why I DON&#8217;T want to be what it is they suggested. Or, if I try, it usually ends with undesirable results:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5ISfcVbhAIU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Years ago, someone thought I should enter a certain career path. Yesterday, my friend told me I should enter that same career path. Maybe I should take their advice. 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