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Sam Altman: This Is Probably the Best Time — Maybe Ever — to Be Starting Your Career

By Sam Altman · Mindset & Career · 1 min read

You will get to surf the greatest technological wave maybe ever. You can change courses many times because you will have this unbelievable tailwind. Don't get hung up on setbacks.

Key Points

Best time maybe ever to start a career — the greatest technological wave is coming
This time will reward adaptability, decisiveness, and quick movement
Don't get hung up on pivots or failures — you'll be flooded with opportunities

This is probably the best time — maybe ever — to be starting your career. You will get to surf the greatest technological wave maybe ever.

The Greatest Technological Wave

Altman: I think this is probably the best time — maybe ever, honestly — but at least in a very long time to be starting out your career. Because you will get to surf the greatest technological wave maybe ever.

What that means is you can change courses many times because you will have this unbelievable tailwind.

The best time maybe ever to start a career. The greatest technological wave is coming.

Adaptability and Decisive Movement

Altman: I wouldn't view any particular setback or failure — or even just changing your mind, deciding there's something more exciting to go after — as a problem. This is going to be an unusual time of how much it rewards adaptability, decisiveness, and quick movement.

I would trust that and not get hung up on the fact that you decided to pivot or something didn't work. You're going to be flooded with opportunities for the next few years.

This time rewards adaptability and quick movement. You'll be flooded with opportunities.

Get Back Up With Vigor

Altman: It's still hard. It still always feels like a setback. Take the time you need. Go on vacation. Just stew over it for a little while. But when you get back up — get back up with vigor.

Take the time you need. Stew over it. But when you get back up — get back up with vigor.