planning your career is overrated

finally evidence that someone else thinks as i do:

http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/04/why-career-planning-may-be-time-wasted-and-personal-finance-planning-isnt/

the premise that planning your career may be time wasted. i spent years planning to go to law school. never did. and then a couple years struggling to become a software developer. got scared off when i got a good look at THAT field! fell into release engineering and have enjoyed the last 10 years of my career. will i do it forever? probably not. do i know what i want to do next? careers are changing and changing fast. i'm exposed to new options every day ... how can i decide now what i want to do in 5 years when that position may not even be invented for another 4 years? seems to make more sense to focus on doing what i enjoy and doing it well.

-s