I was contemplating life & technology again today. I was wondering how it would feel to walk away; what it would be like to get a non-technology related job? No computer science, no programming, no technology. I just wonder if I would be happier. In the world of technology, I just seem to be permanently distracted.
These thoughts accompany thoughts about making a living again... ( this is a dangerous game for me ). Today I was thinking about what kind of a job I would want to have if I had a "real" job again - purely a mental exercise, as I don't believe that the kind of work environment that I would want actually exists (at least not here in the States, or if they do they are very rare). These thoughts also coincide thoughts about what kind of PhD program I would like to be in.
So what kind of place would it have to be? Open, friendly, a "we're all in this together" attitude, collaborative, energetic, light-weight, slow-to-medium paced, and love/passion driven. Location is important, pay is not. Be surrounded by bright open-minded people is important - interacting with these people is more so. The plains states are a no go, the thought of the midwest doesn't get me going either.
I think a lot about alternative energy (or "green" energy), I wonder if that realm would produce a satisfying career? I think a lot about going into business for myself - but you need a product (or a service) for that. I think about continuing on my current path of academia and what being a professor will be like - if I can survive this period of isolation. I think about my friends old and new, and about friendships that have dissolved, and about friendships to come.
