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Geek Downshifting Idea List

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OK money-where-my-mouth-is time.  I talked why we geeks should look into downshifting – and here’s a list of things I’ve tried, looked into, or heard about.  Might be a good start.

As for how geeky this is, well it comes from a geek and involves use of planning, tech, strategy, and hacking our tools and ourselves.  So it fits – well, I think it fits.

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Fan I Am Roundup

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So why do we identify as fans?  Why does the media we consume matter to us?  Why is liking something important.  Steve explores the questions and comes up with theories – and fandom is closer to supposedly nonfannish things than we may think . .

 

 
– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.musehack.com/, publishes books on career and culture at http://www.informotron.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.

The Dark Side Of Do What You Love: Roundup

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Let’s take a look at the dark side of that bit of advice “Do What You Love?”

  • The Introduction – What’s this all about?
  • Your Situation – Your situation probably is messing up your dreams as is.
  • Psychology – You could well be your own worst enemy.
  • Skills And Abilities – What you need, what you don’t have, and worse, what you don’t know.
  • Breaking In – Knowing what you’re doing doesn’t mean you’ll get into the career you want.
  • The Job – Even if you get the job it won’t be what you expect.
  • The Change – Things will change on you even if you get what you want.
  • When It Works – But there is a reason to take “Do What You Love” to heart . . .

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.musehack.com/, publishes books on career and culture at http://www.informotron.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.