Ugh. That's me entirely, as much as it shames me to admit it. And I have no doubt that it stems from being told growing up how smart I was, and being praised for it, etc.

Yeah, me too. I still sometimes feel like I've basically coasted my whole life. I know Wallybee finds me to be a weird mix of conceit (I prefer to think of it as haughtiness) and self-denigration (I prefer to think of that as haughtiness too, but it's harder to construct a logical explanation).

Of course, if I decide something is fun, then the obsessiveness kicks in.

Timelies all!

Bleah, I don't like the weather here today. Luckily there weren't too many idiots on the road on the way home.(Or if there were, they were unable to act idiotically beacuse traffic was so slow)

I've done a pretty good amount of coasting in my education and in my life. I really didn't get started on my career until I was almost 30 and before that I bounced around a lot between things that grabbed my attention. In the long run it worked out for me. I discovered a career where having done a little bit of many very specialized things I suddenly had a very valuable skill set. I still do some coasting now, but I tend to drop myself into projects where I'm in just a little over my head, so I'm always learning new things and pushing myself which is what really keeps me going. Of course, it also raises my stress level.

Of course, if I decide something is fun, then the obsessiveness kicks in.

Ha! Very much this.

discovered a career where having done a little bit of many very specialized things I suddenly had a very valuable skill set

And this worked out for the SO & I, too. Turns out that not being able to focus on a specific instrument works out well when what you need to be able to do is to teach a whole bunch of instruments at an entry level to kids who have attention spans pretty much like your own when you were a child.

That was it for me. I have one area that I'm very knowledgeable in, which is sound, but I've done quite a bit of work in lighting, computer systems, programming, video, and all kinds of other areas and as such I can suddenly be the guy who knows how to integrate all of those systems. Turns out that's what everyone wants to do now, and most folks became so specialized really early on in their careers that those of us who do know all these disparate disciplines are now in great demand.

I discovered a career where having done a little bit of many very specialized things I suddenly had a very valuable skill set.

And this would be how I ended up as a Regulatory Publisher.

OMG, there's two of us?

Actually, my co-worker does the regulations; I only assist her very occasionally. I deal with UI regs only, otherwise, it's state legislation for me.

We got another six inches of snow and it's still coming down lightly. Coming up this weekend: below zero temps! Woot!

Please please let my cell phone be in my mailbox when i get home. I've been without telephone since Saturday, and AMGOINGCRAXY.

My upper back is giving me serious pain -- either this new three-course study program may have to be reevaluated, or I should see if my chiro-guy can do me any good....