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So parents, have you encountered any less well known careers that you think are intellectually stimulating, helpful to society, challenging, and not 80/hr week commitments?
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You never know for sure what careers will open up before you, so you should think about developing a set of skills that will allow you many good choices later. You shouldn't dare to set some arbitrary limit on the number of hours a week you will work -- so much depends on the type of work you end up doing, and you may need to sacrifice your free time to get where you want to go.</p>
<p>My son has developed the following unconventional career, drawing on his lifetime interest in baseball, talents in math and writing, and his major in economics: baseball writer/analyst/statistician and poker player.</p>