I need to confess my bias up front. I've switched careers twice. I was lucky to make the call myself each time before circumstances (or authority figures) did it for me. Each time, I had what social scientists call "high agency" in my decision. No one in 'authority' saw it coming.
'Firing myself' is the…
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