Benjamin Todd
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Start with the easiest and quickest ways to gain information first.
We often find people who want to, say, try out economics, so they apply for a master's program.
But that's a huge investment.
Instead, think about how you can learn more with the least possible effort.
In particular, consider how you might be able to eliminate your top option.
Or consider what you might need to find out to move a different option to the top slot.
When investigating a specific option, you can think of creating a ladder of tests.
After each step, re-evaluate whether the option still seems promising, best, or if you can skip the remaining steps and move on to investigate another option.
One such ladder might look like this.
Read our relevant career reviews, all our research on a given topic, and do some Google searches to learn the basics.
Speak to someone in the area.
Speak to 3 more people who work in the area and read 1 or 2 books.
Four, consider using some of the additional approaches to predicting success below.