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Originally Posted by Tachyon
We appear to be in the same boat. I am currently a webdev for an outfit in Savage. The pay is ok and I am good at what I do, but the work just is not something that I feel benefits my life or society. I've been going though some of the free online course work at MIT ( http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/courses/courses/index.htm) trying to figure out what appeals to me. I would really like to be involved in R&D for the next phase of technology (something with advanced lightweight energy storage sounds beneficial to society).
I further echo Scheides in saying try not to force your hobbies into your source of income or you will feel nothing but pressure instead of enjoyment.
Off the cuff: have you thought of a degree in anthropology? |
Ah, I knew I wasn't alone
As for the forcing hobbies into income, I see where you're coming from, but it is a balance. I don't want to stifle my passions, but I also want to enjoy what I'm doing more. I'm just a mechanically minded person. I think deep down I am ok with not working with cars, but I'd like to engineer some sort of machine.
Anthropology would be really interesting... but what the hell would I do with that degree?