Writer, Agilist, Elder Geek
This is part of a new series where I'm going to examine specific "general skills" that people learn in fandom and their hobbies. I talk specific skills quite a bit, but fandom also teaches you general or "metaskills" that can help your career quite a bit.
First up – your fannish and hobby activities teach you good business sense.
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.
Surprises are a key to your career.
That of course sounds like a shocking statement, doesn't it? Aren't we supposed to plan our careers and navigate them carefully? How is it that surprise can help you with your career? How can sheer randomness help you?
For that matter surprises are, well, surprising. How do you work those into your career?