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.
Danger's my birthright.
Buffy ,'The Killer In Me'
Natter 56: ...we need the writers.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
NoiseDesign - Jan 17, 2008 1:23:03 pm PST #3961 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
Liese S. - Jan 17, 2008 1:27:01 pm PST #3962 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
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.
NoiseDesign - Jan 17, 2008 1:36:48 pm PST #3963 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
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.
javachik - Jan 17, 2008 1:46:31 pm PST #3964 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
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.
Kathy A - Jan 17, 2008 2:11:02 pm PST #3965 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
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.
Cashmere - Jan 17, 2008 2:22:36 pm PST #3966 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
We got another six inches of snow and it's still coming down lightly. Coming up this weekend: below zero temps! Woot!
Allyson - Jan 17, 2008 2:40:27 pm PST #3967 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Please please let my cell phone be in my mailbox when i get home. I've been without telephone since Saturday, and AMGOINGCRAXY.
Theodosia - Jan 17, 2008 3:35:46 pm PST #3968 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
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....
Vortex - Jan 17, 2008 4:14:09 pm PST #3969 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
We got out early, school closed at 12:30. I left about 1PM, went to the grocery store. Came home and played on the internet for a bit, then napped. Got up and made fresh pasta for dinner, experimented with mushroom ravioli. mmmm.
sarameg - Jan 17, 2008 4:15:53 pm PST #3970 of 10001
So yesterday when I tripped? I landed against a doorjamb. And bruised the hell out of my shoulder blade. It was achy today and just now I turned to fast and whapped it. Ouch!
It's raining outside, and in addition to the sound of rain, there are the soggy plops of snow falling off trees.
Unless it stays above freezing, tomorrow will be nasty.