Wrong turns aren’t permanent. Every road has an exit if you’ll take it.

A wrong direction feels like a verdict while you are in the middle of it, mostly because the cost already paid is so visible and the exit is not. Time spent going the wrong way is real, and it does not obligate you to keep going. The road you are on now was chosen by a version of you with less information.

Ask what you would choose today if you were starting fresh, with nothing already invested. If the answer differs from your current direction, look for the nearest exit rather than the perfect one.