Who found their best selves, their calling, later in life?

RememberTheApollo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 132 points –

We hear about all the young people making a big deal of their successes in their early years. Twenty-something tech gurus or entrepreneurs that make their fortune early.

Who here is past 45-50 and maybe made a switch or restarted and found success and a modicum of happiness in their new position?

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Changed careers and went into decarbonization and environmental protection research at 39. So glad that I now feel like what I do matters and my purpose has meaning. Findings can sometimes be depressing tho

That’s gotta be depressing for sure sometimes. Hope we’ll get a clue and start acting on what people like you recommend.

thats dope as hell man

my wife is a data scientist and is getting into environmental impact