Realizing you’re on the wrong path at nineteen is way cheaper than realizing it at forty.

Finding out early is a discount. The same realisation costs more the longer it waits, not because the mistake gets worse but because the life built on top of it gets heavier and harder to rearrange. What feels like wasted years at nineteen is a small bill compared with the alternative.

If you already suspect you are on the wrong path, do not wait for certainty before investigating. Talk to people doing the thing. Try it for a summer. The cost of checking is low now and rises steadily from here.