Writer, Agilist, Elder Geek
You ever get overwhelmed by career ideas and tamp down on them because they're distracting?
You ever decide that you're being too much of a geek or a fan in your career plans and try to be reasonable?
You ever think that you've got to be "rational and adult" and be like everyone else in your job?
Know what? Stop it. Do not choke your raving fan.
You are a geek. Nerd. Fanboy. Fangirl. Gamer. Technophile. Sports nut. That's you. Why are you trying not to be . . . yourself.
I get tired of all the fake positive-thinking "if you can dream it you can do it" stuff. Oh, yes, I do believe in the whole thing of visualizing, thinking big, etc. I just dislike the consumerist, "The Secret", wishful thinking stuff we have way too much of.
But I do believe in imagination. I'm pretty sure the regular readers here are very imaginative people. You're geeks, otaku, fanboys, fangirls, and so on.
That means you've got a chance to dream up the future.
Many months ago, when I was doing a lot of web and job work, a horrible realization struck me – I was not doing many geeky things I enjoyed. No video games. No new anime. No manga or scanilations. I was busy, stressed, and disconnected from my fun.
I was Undergeeking.