What if I pick the wrong study track or career and ruin my future?

I would suggest you to go on LinkedIn and browse 10 random personalities that catch your interest. Scroll down to their academic background and compare it with their current job title and industry. It’s likely that you’ll find that most of their university majors differ from their current careers. That is reality for you. So to answer your question, there is no “right” study track or career. People’s career preference and work attitudes evolve with time and their future is what they make of it. A study track teaches you how to think and your actual career path will evolve with the ability to continuously learn and adapt.

Key Framework / Action Steps:

1. The Exploratory Mindset: Life is long and what your ambition, interest and drive will evolve. Make the best of each choice in your life and maintain an open mindset
2. De-catastrophize the Risk: “Ruin” is an extreme word. Any experience gained is a positive. Use that to leap frog yourself into the next thing
3. Focus on Agency: You are more in control than you think. Non-linear careers are celebrated because of the breath and diversity of knowledge people bring with them. If you spend too much worrying about making the initial “perfect” pick, you’ll miss out on the actual experience

Scripting Life:
If you feel overwhelmed by long-term academic pressure, explore how Scripting Life . For Teens helps young people map flexible directional tracks without treating any single choice as final.