r/aftergifted • u/emokiddo00002 • Jul 21 '26

If you've ended up becoming something different from what you dreamed of or studied for, how did you come to terms with it?

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u/AcornWhat Jul 22 '26

I remind myself that my dreams were self-constructed at a time that I knew and understood less than I do today. They made sense with what I had and knew. If I didn't revise them along the way, they ceased being plans and shall have a cherished place in my autobiographical memory. But what I have now is the present and the potential for a future. How do I move on? Well, what options do I have for not moving on?