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This guy isn't a writer. He's an entrepreneur. He wants to be a writer because it has a social aura to it, it's a sexy career. But that doesn't mean he has the
by 65 4y ago
This guy isn't a writer. He's an entrepreneur.
He wants to be a writer because it has a social aura to it, it's a sexy career. But that doesn't mean he has the true mindset of a writer. At the end of the day he thinks like an entrepreneur.
He's already does what he should be doing.
On a personal note, I went through this multiple times in my 20s. I desperately wanted to be a graphic designer because I love design and thought being a graphic designer would be a really cool career. But I don't think like a graphic designer, I think like a programmer. I don't have that specific kind of creativity. So while I appreciate graphic design, my true talents are in writing code.
- the_omegist 4y agoVery interesting thought. As someone who often tries to figure out how I can apply my "programmer's mindset" to other areas of my life : can you give more details on how a graphic designer (would/should) think(s) vs how a programmer does? More specifically : how were you thinking vs how you thought you should have thought?
- 65 4y agoFor graphic design, it's a lot about visual experimentation and presentation. With programming, it's engineering a functional solution. Both solve business problems. I guess it's the difference between the person who builds bridges and the person who paints bridges.
- the_omegist 4y agoThanks. The analogy at the end made it clearer ;)