One of my early jobs was as a consultant in a early software company which had great traction in data visualization. I worked on dozens of projects over a five

One of my early jobs was as a consultant in a early software company which had great traction in data visualization. I worked on dozens of projects over a five year period, and got to go see some utterly amazing things on-site in military, space, shipping, manufacturing, nuclear, etc. industries. Good advice for the next generation is to take every opportunity to go see the physical plan where things really happen.