If Your Family Has No Industry Connections, Let Your Children Forge Their Own Path

Let him forge ahead—whatever industry is hot, let him do it, provided he's qualified. But if he's qualified for multiple fields, how does he choose? Go with his personal interests and passions. Whatever the kid wants to do, let him do it.

People achieve better results doing what they love than doing what they hate.

If he's qualified for several fields and has no strong preference, then go with whatever's hottest. "Hot" really just means higher returns. Take overtime work, for example—in recent years, software engineers have earned more than doctors.

If he stays in the same industry as you, you can help him from an information perspective, even if you can't directly assist him. He can avoid many detours. Enter a completely unfamiliar industry, and he'd be starting from scratch—like a farmer moving to the city, all prior积累 goes to waste. That's exactly why so many people scramble to make their professions hereditary. The wisest approach is to keep him on the same frequency as you. As long as he's not a straight-A student and as long as he lacks exceptional talent, follow your path—he doesn't necessarily have to do it in China.

In life, choices matter more than effort. The key is knowing when to adapt.