I was a computer kid from age 7 (in the 70s). Lived in the computer lab through my teens. Turned 18, wanted to be better with people. Volunteered at a race tra

I was a computer kid from age 7 (in the 70s). Lived in the computer lab through my teens. Turned 18, wanted to be better with people. Volunteered at a race track. Became a race track firefighter. Met the EMS crew there, signed up. Got my EMT. Spent the first year nervous and staring at my clipboard. Gradually got better and better at interacting. Now I am a flight medic. Spend my trips talking with patients and hearing their life stories. You get to see people in their very best and very worst. So amazing. Best change ever. (I also have a parallel career in tech. The improved ability to interact with people has led to much success there as well. I regularly do public talks about the work I do.)