How to pick a strategy? - sophomore looking for advice

I’ve worked in macro last summer and picked up l/s for fun over the summer for a couple months, but started actually getting a ton of opportunities in l/s for career.

I’m having a lot of career schizophrenia not sure what I should pursue now. Was thinking about gunning for rates/cmds previously. How do I sort through this esp as for l/s the timeline is v early now?

I really enjoy both, I just like to do deep research. My strategy now is to just look for mentorship and see where I can learn the most regardless of strat? Feels iffy tho.

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