[j45]

Depending on the lesson, often the same lessons can present themselves in any reasonably good decision.

If you're already making your plans 6 months into something, chances are you will be learning lots anywhere you go, and all of those lessons, even when they may not seem useful looking forward, have a tendency to connect dots in hindsight .

The optimization of risk vs reward is a fun one. Risk is always there to be taken when you have some in the bank. Same is true the other way. The key thing to remember is both will take longer than anyone might want, as overnight successes in 1-2 years often takes longer effort statistically where no one is noticing.