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Essay / Career and retirement

Do the Right Thing at the Right Time: Drawing a Straight Line

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A MOMENT TO CONSIDER

Writing from early retirement, Kefei asks new graduates to picture the life they hope to reach beyond their careers. He sketches a personal model organized by decades, linking talent, relationships, responsibility, adaptability, and preparation for later life.

The straight line is deliberately simplified. His own professional detours complicate the diagram, leaving readers with a framework for reviewing priorities over time and considering how present choices may shape future freedom.

A reading note on the published post. The complete piece, photographs, and conversation are on Koffeemocha.

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TAKE IT WITH YOU

What future possibility would you like your choices today to keep open?

A question to carry into your day, or your next conversation over coffee.

Published Jul 30, 2024. Reading time estimated at 220 words per minute.
Source: Being Bold by Kefei Wang ↗

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