So much of that time was spent feeling like I had come too far to turn back, to choose another direction. Each year older, each year deeper into a field meant more experience but less flexibility. It was like digging a hole and then stopping to wonder if it was too deep to get out of, then going right back to digging. The problem with that kind of reasoning and being the sort of person who buys into it is that the trap it creates only becomes stronger with each passing year.
