Imagine you're driving at night and suddenly the road ahead disappears into thick fog.
You can't see where it ends. You can't see every turn. You can only see the next thirty metres or so.
What do you do?
You slow down. You pay attention. And you drive the part of the road you can see.
As you move, a little more becomes visible.
Decisions are often like that. We want to know where a course, an internship, a project — even a career direction — will lead before we're willing to try it.
But some of the information we need is further down the road. Sometimes we only get it by moving.
A conversation. A small project. Exploring something you're curious about. Each can show you a little more of the road.
So if you're uncertain about something right now, perhaps don't ask: “Where will this eventually take me?”
Ask: “What are my next thirty metres?”