Hey, man, never hold yourself back from rambling on my account! I enjoy listening to/reading people rambling about their interests and experiences :D
Engineering was among the main things I had in mind when I pointed out the LEGO, along with design and art installation. I'm not surprised at all to hear-- not least because of your afore-noted list of hobbies-- that you would've been pointed that way by aptitude testing. I am a little surprised that it was the science classes that put you off, though I can't get a finger on the pulse of why that surprises me. Was it a general disinterest in sciences that you weren't interested in or something specific about the classes?
Ahh, yeah, it makes sense that people around you would've written it off, too, in that case. I feel like the potential for that kind of path wasn't as recognized at the time either, or at least was seen as a longer shot than a lot of other options. (I think maybe it only really seemed odd to me from a modern day perspective anyway; I'm now used to dealing with the "hustle culture" that examines any given hobby through the lens of potential monetization.) In any event, good choice not to dwell on questions with no answers.
I look forward to seeing those screenshots, assuming you remember them!
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Date: 2021-07-03 10:16 pm (UTC)Engineering was among the main things I had in mind when I pointed out the LEGO, along with design and art installation. I'm not surprised at all to hear-- not least because of your afore-noted list of hobbies-- that you would've been pointed that way by aptitude testing. I am a little surprised that it was the science classes that put you off, though I can't get a finger on the pulse of why that surprises me. Was it a general disinterest in sciences that you weren't interested in or something specific about the classes?
Ahh, yeah, it makes sense that people around you would've written it off, too, in that case. I feel like the potential for that kind of path wasn't as recognized at the time either, or at least was seen as a longer shot than a lot of other options. (I think maybe it only really seemed odd to me from a modern day perspective anyway; I'm now used to dealing with the "hustle culture" that examines any given hobby through the lens of potential monetization.) In any event, good choice not to dwell on questions with no answers.
I look forward to seeing those screenshots, assuming you remember them!