Alright I admit, I am extremely lucky, as you may have noted from my post on Realities for students leaving University after a 2:2 I have had issues too. I do still seem to look for that bright light at the end of the tunnel.. more often than not hoping that it isn't the infamous "white light" of a choo-choo train!
I do see the funnier side to life.. the good side of something that is horribly wrong... In-fact as I have come to realize my defense in an awkward or uneasy situation is to Smile.. can you imagine .. SMILE.. ?? Yes I am bonkers. Don't get me wrong I am definitely not one of those blurry eyed optimists that can't see a major issue if it hit them in the face. I am very pessimistic when it comes to planning something and make sure I have most bases covered.
So coming back to the lucky part, so I am lucky and fortunate. I grasp things quite well and understand people easier than most - (I would like to thank Draw Something - it's a game similar to Pictionary only Digital). One last thing to keep in mind is I do not follow a particular religion, I believe in a higher being or spirit, not specifically an embodiment of the same. Now I know I tend to blabber a lot, but I obviously think this is something a reader should know before they jump to their own conclusions.
A few months ago when I was struggling for a job (P.S. I am still on a temp job so please keep me posted about any permanent & interesting jobs). I was quite low.. not depressed or anything although I did cry a few times when I was getting really stressed about things. So one day I was sitting on my bed.. and I wondered.. why was it that I could do so many things very well, yet none as well as some of the people that I knew. you know how the saying goes "Jack of all trades, master of none" I somehow wondered if that was in relation to me. although I was quite good at most things I did.
I was kind of artistic, usually had my paintings on the class room wall. I Could explain most academic things to classmates or friends, although I didn't get the grades to reflect this it is true. I am pretty good at arithmetic, geometry and nature photography. Where I lack in spelling, I compensate with semi decent posts I would guess (not mentioning technical expertise to cover-up mistakes pretty darn nicely. Speaking of which I am not too bad at mending and a few embroidery stitches. I do however lack patience to see through crotchet or knitting.
IT being my chosen field I do find solace in certain software packages and reading through a different computing language. Understanding a language you haven't read before is almost magical although I wasn't sure if I wanted to be in this field for a long period of time. I have had supervisory experience and management training... and there is so much more..
As promised, I will get there eventually...
Today as I looked at my emails in my temp job I noticed how different every request was.. each task called on a different skill. This was the plan, although I might not be in this office or in this organisation for long, this was it. Still don't get it?
A Jack of all trades and a Master of none is a very badly put phrase. It reflects the mentality of the good old days, days I'm sure none of us saw with our own eyes. I'm no philosopher or researcher, as mentioned earlier not even a literature student, I do however have a theory..
This phrase probably originated ages ago.. before technology.. when people usually had one trade and stuck to it. the barter system prevailed at that time I would imagine. Today however we have the means and methods to learn, understand and experience most methods used to do various things. There are classes and workshops for almost everything. Videos are posted on Youtube or skill specific websites and blogs. Libraries have books on almost all subjects. With so many streams of knowledge literally at our fingertips I find it difficult to think this phrase has much to offer. In a way it limits thinking when taken literally, I realize it is mostly used to get people to master one aspect of a task or skill. Even so, every individual today has the opportunity to learn new trades or skills, they can also learn about things like I could quite easily Google how to make a brick barbecue and given time I could understand how to do it.
I am not trying or meaning to disrespect or demean any individual or groups' efforts at specialism in their field. All I'm saying is that you can have a varied set of skills that can be useful.
Being a Jack of all trades can actually be useful, if used correctly.
I do see the funnier side to life.. the good side of something that is horribly wrong... In-fact as I have come to realize my defense in an awkward or uneasy situation is to Smile.. can you imagine .. SMILE.. ?? Yes I am bonkers. Don't get me wrong I am definitely not one of those blurry eyed optimists that can't see a major issue if it hit them in the face. I am very pessimistic when it comes to planning something and make sure I have most bases covered.
So coming back to the lucky part, so I am lucky and fortunate. I grasp things quite well and understand people easier than most - (I would like to thank Draw Something - it's a game similar to Pictionary only Digital). One last thing to keep in mind is I do not follow a particular religion, I believe in a higher being or spirit, not specifically an embodiment of the same. Now I know I tend to blabber a lot, but I obviously think this is something a reader should know before they jump to their own conclusions.
A few months ago when I was struggling for a job (P.S. I am still on a temp job so please keep me posted about any permanent & interesting jobs). I was quite low.. not depressed or anything although I did cry a few times when I was getting really stressed about things. So one day I was sitting on my bed.. and I wondered.. why was it that I could do so many things very well, yet none as well as some of the people that I knew. you know how the saying goes "Jack of all trades, master of none" I somehow wondered if that was in relation to me. although I was quite good at most things I did.
I was kind of artistic, usually had my paintings on the class room wall. I Could explain most academic things to classmates or friends, although I didn't get the grades to reflect this it is true. I am pretty good at arithmetic, geometry and nature photography. Where I lack in spelling, I compensate with semi decent posts I would guess (not mentioning technical expertise to cover-up mistakes pretty darn nicely. Speaking of which I am not too bad at mending and a few embroidery stitches. I do however lack patience to see through crotchet or knitting.
IT being my chosen field I do find solace in certain software packages and reading through a different computing language. Understanding a language you haven't read before is almost magical although I wasn't sure if I wanted to be in this field for a long period of time. I have had supervisory experience and management training... and there is so much more..
As promised, I will get there eventually...
Today as I looked at my emails in my temp job I noticed how different every request was.. each task called on a different skill. This was the plan, although I might not be in this office or in this organisation for long, this was it. Still don't get it?
A Jack of all trades and a Master of none is a very badly put phrase. It reflects the mentality of the good old days, days I'm sure none of us saw with our own eyes. I'm no philosopher or researcher, as mentioned earlier not even a literature student, I do however have a theory..
This phrase probably originated ages ago.. before technology.. when people usually had one trade and stuck to it. the barter system prevailed at that time I would imagine. Today however we have the means and methods to learn, understand and experience most methods used to do various things. There are classes and workshops for almost everything. Videos are posted on Youtube or skill specific websites and blogs. Libraries have books on almost all subjects. With so many streams of knowledge literally at our fingertips I find it difficult to think this phrase has much to offer. In a way it limits thinking when taken literally, I realize it is mostly used to get people to master one aspect of a task or skill. Even so, every individual today has the opportunity to learn new trades or skills, they can also learn about things like I could quite easily Google how to make a brick barbecue and given time I could understand how to do it.
I am not trying or meaning to disrespect or demean any individual or groups' efforts at specialism in their field. All I'm saying is that you can have a varied set of skills that can be useful.
Being a Jack of all trades can actually be useful, if used correctly.
