Writer, Agilist, Elder Geek
You're busy. You've got a lot to do and you're trying to get it done. You're running at full speed. You tell people you're busy a lot – and you'd tell them more, but you're so busy you can only tell them so much.
So, you're running towards something. But have you asked yourself if you're running to the future – or just running away?
So after reading Richard Florida's "The Great Reset" I began asking myself what's coming next. What will we, the profans, progeeks, working otaku, and the rest of us face as the economy of the world re-aligns after the Great Recession of the early 21st century? What do I think is next?
So, with credit to the inspiration of Mr. Florida and everyone else I read for advice, here's what I've been thinking.
There is almost nothing I do in my life or my career that has not been improved by modern technology, or made possible by it. I have taken online training and researched careers, published books and gotten job advice, run websites and found work. Modern technology is why I'm where I am now.
In fact, as I look around, the IT age has made it far, far easier to live our dreams. You can publish your novel via an online service and get it out to the world. You can take classes online. You can publish a web comic. You can find a new job.
So why is it so hard for many of us to find the careers we want, to be happy, to find integrated lives of professionalism and unrepentant geekitude?