While doing a head count of what I do and what I’m good at.. I got this list:
Programming Languages
– QBasic, Visual Basic, Fortran77, Fortran90, C, Java, PHP, SQL
Design Softwares
Photoshop, Fireworks, etc
Now, streamlining it down to the ones I use mostly:
JAVA, PHP & SQL.
My destination:
A lot of dudes have this same problem (though I don’t know if its really a problem though), you know that feeling when you seem to be ‘gifted’ in so many areas, and what follows? Indecision!
Imagine having an interview and you’re asked “What language are you good at?”. And you go on mentioning all available ones on planet earth. Dude, you’re so not it! The question was “”What language…?” not “What languages…?”. This has really been a stumbling block in some people’s lives, I’m not excluded.
Solution? So simple! There’s always a favorite, no matter the number of available choices. Just pick one! Be consistent with ONE, stop trying to be sound-smart, its a stupid act (permit me to say that). Also makes you irrelevant in some cases. You, thereafter, tend to lose some expensive chances just because of a simple “Smart”.
If you still feel being Jack of all Trades and Master of none is what pays, get a life!