Sci-Fi episode about civilization that decides optimal career at birth?

Post date: 2018-02-18 10:09:44

I have such a vague memory of a tv episode - I think it was something like Star Trek TNG or of that timeframe (1990's). The group visits a place where all of the citizens have their ideal career path chosen for them, calculated since birth.

The idea is that whatever career was determined would both be the work you'd be most talented doing and the work that you'd enjoy deeply. These people were all super happy with this practice until the visitors start asking if you could also be happy doing something else instead, and if the act of choosing your path for yourself is a contributing factor to happiness and life purpose. My memory is that this was a Star Trek TNG episode and the main character focus was on Deanna Troi. However, I've searched through past episodes and nothing seems to match up. My hope is that someone else will recall something like this! It's a great concept to explore and I'd love to see where this memory came from.

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