Wow - now that’s ironic! I was going to expand on that list of hobbies, go into some of the underlying things that tie into me as a person. I decided against it, figured it would overload the reply and start getting “rambly”, so I left it out. But you picked right up on it, didn’t you? LOL
Activities like puzzles, legos, etc, typically require and help develop characteristics that lend themselves to certain career paths - organization, analytical thought, pattern recognition, problem solving, following processes, etc. Aptitude testing prior to high school said I should pursue Engineering (no small wonder there), but I wanted no part of science classes, so I pursued Accounting instead (again, no small wonder).
I wouldn’t say that I kept any of my hobbies to myself, at least not intentionally. But at the same time, I was never one to say “hey, come check out what I’ve been working on” either. Plus, there was a lot of pressure on me to go to University and get a degree (I was the first in my family to have the opportunity and my parents weren’t shy about reminding me of that). So it’s quite plausible that doing this was either just not recognized by anyone, or was downplayed as a hobby and not really encouraged as a possible career path so that I would focus on “higher” education. With both parents gone, it’s a question I’ll never have an answer to, and certainly not something I’m going to dwell on.
If I can remember next week, I’ll take some screen shots that I can share. Everything is on my work computer (bad spot to keep it I know, but I don’t have the same program at home). I haven’t done much lately - many other “adulting” things on the go - but I’m quite pleased with the stuff I’ve done.
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Date: 2021-07-03 03:58 am (UTC)Activities like puzzles, legos, etc, typically require and help develop characteristics that lend themselves to certain career paths - organization, analytical thought, pattern recognition, problem solving, following processes, etc. Aptitude testing prior to high school said I should pursue Engineering (no small wonder there), but I wanted no part of science classes, so I pursued Accounting instead (again, no small wonder).
I wouldn’t say that I kept any of my hobbies to myself, at least not intentionally. But at the same time, I was never one to say “hey, come check out what I’ve been working on” either. Plus, there was a lot of pressure on me to go to University and get a degree (I was the first in my family to have the opportunity and my parents weren’t shy about reminding me of that). So it’s quite plausible that doing this was either just not recognized by anyone, or was downplayed as a hobby and not really encouraged as a possible career path so that I would focus on “higher” education. With both parents gone, it’s a question I’ll never have an answer to, and certainly not something I’m going to dwell on.
If I can remember next week, I’ll take some screen shots that I can share. Everything is on my work computer (bad spot to keep it I know, but I don’t have the same program at home). I haven’t done much lately - many other “adulting” things on the go - but I’m quite pleased with the stuff I’ve done.