The best part about those jobs in high school—all of which I gained some satisfaction from and remember fondly, even if at the time I was thinking I would rather be watching 90210—was that they taught me a very important way to rationalize when my career seemed doomed or my life felt like it was veering totally off course: If I am never good at anything else, I know I am good at this. You might think that sounds depressing, but it’s given me a lot of comfort over the years.
