Looking at the current choices of many young people, either diving into graduate studies or firmly aiming for government jobs. To be honest, doing so is equivalent to wasting the most precious thing—time—alive.

What is the most core competitive advantage of youth? It’s that you are still young. You have the capital to make mistakes, the opportunity to restart, to try, to tinker, and to learn from experience. This is true superpower. Many people carve out a different life path, essentially by making full use of this advantage.

Compare this: if you stumble now, you are young, recover quickly, and can turn around fast. But when you are in your 30s or 40s trying again, a mistake might take a long time to recover from. The time cost is there, and the return cycle is also extended. This is the price of age.

Instead of regretting later that you didn’t dare to try, it’s better to seize the moment now and make a few meaningful attempts.