Comment by mkrajnak

I agree. An additional perspective that I have found useful came from a presentation I saw by one of the pragmatic programmers.

They suggested thinking about investing in skills like financial investments. That is, investments run on a spectrum from low risk, low return to high risk, high return.

Low risk investments will almost always pay out, but the return is usually modest. Their example: C#

High risk investments often fail to return anything, but sometimes will yield large returns. Their example: Leaning a foreign language.

Some key ideas I took away:

- Diversify.

- Focus on low risk to stay gainfully employed.

- Put some effort into high risk, but keep expectations safe.

- Your mix may vary based on your appetite for risk.