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PS: Please, no cliche like "learn whatever you are passionate about" - I've heard it all before. What I'm looking for right now is to step out of my comfort zon
by michael_dorfman 17y ago
PS: Please, no cliche like "learn whatever you are passionate about" - I've heard it all before. What I'm looking for right now is to step out of my comfort zone (SE).
Sorry, but that's about the only responsible answer to a question this broad. It's a bit like asking "What book should I read?"
If you can narrow the question down a bit, you'll get a much more appropriate answer.
Gaining "domain knowledge" is key. However, the range of possible domains is next to infinite.
Your success is not going to be dependent upon the quality of the domain, but on the quality of your ability to learn the domain.
So, pick a subject that you are able to learn. Is there some domain where you have a natural advantage of some kind?
- olalonde 17y agoI'm mostly interested in engineering/science. That's pretty much as narrow as I can get. The point of asking a broad question was to get answers I wouldn't spontaneously come up with. I'm looking for diversity and originality.
- michael_dorfman 17y agoIn that case, explore those realms, and see what opportunities arise. My career has been successful largely because of my domain knowledge, in a few different domains-- but it's all come about accidentally. I've just kept my eyes open, tried to soak up the things that interest me, and (most importantly), tried to see how I could apply the knowledge in new ways. Put another way: don't wait for some guy to come up to you at a party and say "Plastics."