Things That Are Bothering You, Got You All Hibbeldy-Jibbeldy, or just downright pissed, RIGHT NOW!

indesertum said:

i think my ******* problem is that everything is so goddamn interesting i dont know what direction to lead my life in. science, medicine, nutrition, foreign policy, history, politics, food, cooking, restaurants, beer, wine, whiskey, coffee, tea, clothes, shoes, literature, physics, mathematics, biochemistry, economics, cosmology, finance, movies, tv shows, dancing and fitness. i wouldnt mind working in any one of those so i end up not doing anything or being an expert in anything but a lazy pretentious ignorant douchebag in everything.

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otc said:

Yeah, I suffer from the jack of all trades affliction as well.
I've been lucky enough to find a job that rewards that--I don't necessarily have to be the best at anything, but if you give me a new/different problem that needs a functional solution fast, I can deliver (which beats having to let 4 different people take a crack at it before you find an answer).
Outside of work though, it is kind of just annoying--too much small bits knowledge about everything that probably just makes me sound like a pretentious hack.

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in stitches said:

thanks skip. here is a pic of the gps in its present state.

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Rambo said:

Submerge it in a container of rice for a few days. Shake it around every few hours to loosen any water. Go, do it quickly.

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in stitches said:

sounds crazy, but anything is worth a try at this point. thanks ramboan.

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deadly7 said:

Not crazy. From my understanding the reason rice (or salt, but salt can get into cracks) works is they absorb the moisture. You need to take the battery/psu out of the garmin first. PCBs are washed in soap and water, so moisture is only bad when there's a running current.

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deadly7 said:

Not crazy. From my understanding the reason rice (or salt, but salt can get into cracks) works is they absorb the moisture. You need to take the battery/psu out of the garmin first. PCBs are washed in soap and water, so moisture is only bad when there's a running current.

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GreenFrog said:

Life after college.
Life after college is so different. Priorities change. People change. Situations change.
Half a year ago, life consisted of waking up at 10:15 at the earliest for class, getting hammered with my buddies Fri/Sat, and being lazy on Sundays.
Now I'm on the road every single week, flying across the country to sit in a small conference room with married dudes for 12 hours a day. I sleep in hotel beds more than I do my own.
I'm moving to a completely new city where I don't know anyone in a month from now.
The occasional drama between girls/friends? Hello to office politics and sucking up to incompetent bosses/managers.
Friends who used to be so fun to be around are now boring and distant because of girlfriends.
I'M BECOMING SO JADED.
But at the end of the day, I'm so ******* excited to move to Dallas.

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deadly7 said:

Not crazy. From my understanding the reason rice (or salt, but salt can get into cracks) works is they absorb the moisture. You need to take the battery/psu out of the garmin first. PCBs are washed in soap and water, so moisture is only bad when there's a running current.

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Rambo said:

Forgot that. Thanks for including it.

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indesertum said:

i think my ******* problem is that everything is so goddamn interesting i dont know what direction to lead my life in. science, medicine, nutrition, foreign policy, history, politics, food, cooking, restaurants, beer, wine, whiskey, coffee, tea, clothes, shoes, literature, physics, mathematics, biochemistry, economics, cosmology, finance, movies, tv shows, dancing and fitness. i wouldnt mind working in any one of those so i end up not doing anything or being an expert in anything but a lazy pretentious ignorant douchebag in everything.

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Kid Nickels said:

"jack of all trades, master of none." I feel you... I had this same problem upon finishing my bachelor's (... and before that as well!) There are very few things in which I'm not at least reasonably interested...additionally I have significant skill sets in very diverse areas. This made it difficult to focus on just one area, or preferably to incorporate as many as possible into something constructive and achievable. It took me some experimentation, trial-and-error and soul-searching but eventually I was able to do it. Keep an open mind and follow any compelling opportunities... I stumbled upon my path somewhat by chance from an unexpected opportunity. Good luck to you!

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VonLehndorff said:

FWIW: I realize now the reason for scepticism as to my C.V., not aware the the maj. of you may be just post-college/beginning careers. You will meet people with mulitiple degrees/career/ profession changes and may find yourselves explaining during interviews why you abandoned one for the other. I have colleagues that got LLD, did a firm for a few years, establisherd a "capital base" then opened restaurants, retail bus., a few went to Med school, another  friend who-after his  Phd in biology- got his MD, at 32,  offered position in private equity/VC firm as medical/health field analyst, happy as hell.
My Father always advised to use every position as a stepping stone. College was where you go to experiment and discover. Most of us decide at 40, where life begins as they say....and then a lot  of friends  lost their careers  in the past few years as everything collapsed. If you don't like what you do you will suck at it, move on until you can't wait to get to work in the AM.  



 

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