#rethinkingthoughts

Master Plan (Thoughts from summer 2010 - Age 18)

Go to UC Berkeley

Double major in Chemical Engineering and Economics

Get really awesome at badminton

Meet the love of my life

Make drastic contributions in alternative energy technology

Save the world from the energy / global warming crisis

Be married by 25

Have kids by 28

Execution (Fall 2010 - Now - Age 24)

Go to University of Rochester

Failed in execution of Education Master Plan

Switch out of chemical engineering after 1st year

Attempt to triple major in economics, statistics, and chemistry

Major in economics and statistics

Failed in execution of Concentration Master Plan

Enter the financial services industry

Accept a job without good exit options

Failed execution of career Master Plan

Senior year crisis leads to MCAT

Score decent, but realize it doesn’t make financial sense

Fall in love with potentially “The One” after college

Make mental commitment to be with said “One” for life

“One” leaves due to variety of reasons related to trust, distance, etc.

Failed in Personal Master Plan

Takeaways

Failure of education plan was beneficial

Allowed for greater growth in knowledge

Gave space for larger variety of interests

More opportunities to take advantage of during post secondary education

Failure of concentration plan seems to have negative impacts

Lack of technical knowledge prevents exploration of different career paths which require more technical backgrounds

Social science degree is perceived as “easier” compared to STEM degrees, causing hindrance in career advancements

Social science degree does not feel fulfilling

Failure of career plan looks bleak, but may have better outcomes

Dead-end job does not give skill set to move into more technical/quantitative roles

Underutilized, causing feelings of insecurity about future career and natural intelligence

No value-add to society

Failure of personal plan still TBD

End of relationship still affecting daily life

Realizing lack of ability to be single