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Why we choose safety over dreams in career decisions

I keep putting off applying for jobs that actually interest me and instead apply to safe ones I know I'll hate, telling myself I'll take risks later but later never comes.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The familiar prison of mediocrity feels safer than the uncertain territory of authentic ambition.

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