How Did You Find Yourself?

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Hi. Could you please share how you found yourself — how you discovered the work or path that truly feels like yours? How did you search for it, how did you recognize it as your place, and how long were you searching?

 

[timf]

I liked solving puzzles. I suppose that "itch" could have been remedied by being a medical doctor, car repair mechanic, or even a plumber. However, I found electronics to be satisfying.

 

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I liked solving puzzles. I suppose that "itch" could have been remedied by being a medical doctor, car repair mechanic, or even a plumber. However, I found electronics to be satisfying.

thank you. are you most fascinated by the moment when "the puzzle is finally solved" and the circuit starts working?

may I ask how many years it took you to get there?at what point did you realize it was electronics for you? were there any "wrong turns" before that? do you work with electronics now?

 

[timf]

I took a couple of wrong turns. I think it was only after the fact that I realized that it was puzzle solving that was a key motivator.

It would seem that you could know yourself so well that what will provide job satisfaction is obvious or you could try different things until you find something that "fits" are the two approaches.

The process of troubleshooting is one that involves an analysis, an assessment of likelihood to prioritize possibilities, and conducting experiments to see if a problem can be specifically identified and corrected. Electronics is better than medicine because if you guess wrong, people generally do not die.

 

[black.over.green]

I took a couple of wrong turns. I think it was only after the fact that I realized that it was puzzle solving that was a key motivator.

It would seem that you could know yourself so well that what will provide job satisfaction is obvious or you could try different things until you find something that "fits" are the two approaches.

The process of troubleshooting is one that involves an analysis, an assessment of likelihood to prioritize possibilities, and conducting experiments to see if a problem can be specifically identified and corrected. Electronics is better than medicine because if you guess wrong, people generally do not die.

i'm really glad you found your place. thank you for sharing, that was a great analysis. i'm sure you're a great specialist. it's such an important thing in life.

thank you for taking the time to reply — you were the only one who did.

 

[SchizoGymnast]

Behind the dumpster at Wendy's with a meth pipe.