Coping with opportunity cost
As i am finishing up a stage in my life, the graduate student stage, i find myself asking “how the hell did i get here?” Now, i know how i got here, i’m just not sure that i want to be here. I love the people and the intellectual stimulation and i can’t imagine anything that would make me happier - but i feel dissatisfied. This is quickly becoming one of those “i miss him” posts.
i’ve been wondering lately what my life would be like if i had not moved to Toronto. I know i would not have met some great people and not re-established my friendship with Veronica that is one of my most prized possessions (and perhaps the one factor that makes me not say i outright regret moving to Toronto), but things would be very different if i had decided to take a year off last year instead of next year. I know this is a futile exercise, but one can’t help it.
So, the question is… if you could go back in time and change only one decision - what would it be? I don’t think i would change my decision to move to Toronto, but i am pretty sure the act i would undo might prevent me from moving here as an opportunity cost.
God i am whiny today. Anything to avoid dissertating. The deadline approaches. I need to get my act together. A paragraph is not a chapter.
Written by Featherina
June 10th, 2008 at 9:00 am
Posted in Academia, Relationships
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