I’m a children’s musician and college algebra instructor working on a late-in-life iOS Dev career change. First project: a different kind of calendar for my dementia-challenged elderly mom.
Location
Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
Education
Master's in Mathematics
Pronouns
he/him
Work
Adjunct Instructor, College Algebra; Children's Musician
Is doubt a sign you're on the right path? No, I don't think so - I'm often wracked with doubt whether it turns out I'm on the right path or the wrong path. Doubt can be crushing, but it has a purpose, much like fear or anxiety - and recognizing that can help keep doubt in its place. Doubt tells us to slow down and re-evaluate.
When I first read the question though, I got a certain vibe from it - I think maybe the reason you asked is if we don't feel any doubt, perhaps we're on a boring, "safe" path that just won't lead to innovation. So if excitement, risk, and progress is what you're after, then yeah, that comes with doubt. But so does sitting on your butt doing the same old thing; I would be just as likely to doubt myself doing that: should I be taking more risks? Maybe so...
Which leads to the whole question of what makes a particular path right or wrong, and that's something we each must answer for ourselves.
So bottom line for me:
All we can do is try to make good choices, re-evaluate a bit when doubt creeps in, and keep moving along.
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Is doubt a sign you're on the right path? No, I don't think so - I'm often wracked with doubt whether it turns out I'm on the right path or the wrong path. Doubt can be crushing, but it has a purpose, much like fear or anxiety - and recognizing that can help keep doubt in its place. Doubt tells us to slow down and re-evaluate.
When I first read the question though, I got a certain vibe from it - I think maybe the reason you asked is if we don't feel any doubt, perhaps we're on a boring, "safe" path that just won't lead to innovation. So if excitement, risk, and progress is what you're after, then yeah, that comes with doubt. But so does sitting on your butt doing the same old thing; I would be just as likely to doubt myself doing that: should I be taking more risks? Maybe so...
Which leads to the whole question of what makes a particular path right or wrong, and that's something we each must answer for ourselves.
So bottom line for me:
All we can do is try to make good choices, re-evaluate a bit when doubt creeps in, and keep moving along.