Ask HN: What's the smartest decision you made in life?

[gallerdude]

There are sometimes in life when we end up on a path that take us to places we can't imagine. What path did you take?

[tomcam]

The decision at about age 13 that no one would care about my job as much as I did. I lived in a town where aerospace booms and busts occurred often enough that I realized I should ultimately work for myself.