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I'm definitely not obsessed with programming. I can force myself to practice regularly, though. All it takes is discipline.

I wouldn't pursue it if it wasn't lucrative; that'd be irrational. But I'm not interested in money alone. I also want time, and the ability to create things that generate some sort of business value. Does an investment banker like what they do on a day-to-day basis? Plugging stuff into Excel? No, that's mind-numbing. But they get their satisfaction from seeing a deal that they participated in featured on WSJ.

I also want a hard skill. Being an "idea guy," doesn't cut it.