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Re: Thanks, (Matty_ too)
05/27/11 03:22 AM
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> I've been looking through some college brochures to see what kind of courses are
> offered to give me some kind of inspiration but it's either not interesting to me, or
> too daunting to tackle.
I wouldn't necessarily write something off because it's too daunting. I practically had to be pushed into my current position, and right up to the day I stared I was telling people to remember that I didn't have a lot of C++ experience. I was half expecting to fall flat on my face, and yet once I started, it all kind of clicked. You'd be surprised what you're capable of when you push yourself outside of your comfort zone a little.
> I should have done that years ago, before I started a family...it would have been
> much easier but now with 2 kids, and a bigger mortgage I'm treading water at my
> current job so I can pay the bills.
I'd say more people feel like that than don't. It sucks the way college and everything works, you pretty much have to try to figure everything out right out of high school. I've often said I'd like to have a conversation with the 17-year-old nitwit who decided the course of my life, and maybe smack him upside the head a few times.
> It's really all up to me I know. I just don't know why I can't get motivated, which
> makes me angry with myself, which leads to depression and then the cycle starts over.
I think the trick is to take the pressure off yourself. Don't approach it as, "I need to find something right *NOW*!" Just look around and see what's out there. Check out whatever catches your fancy, even if it seems ridiculous on the surface. Like I said, when you find the right thing, you'll know it.
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