OT: Given what you know now, if you were 21 again...
Jason Baugher
jason at thebaughers.com
Thu Jul 14 21:29:51 UTC 2011
On 7/13/2011 4:28 PM, Saku Ytti wrote:
> On (2011-07-13 14:08 -0700), Larry Stites wrote:
>
>> Given what you know now, if you were 21 and just starting into networking /
>> communications industry which areas of study or specialty would you
>> prioritize?
> Again? Buy AAPL, INTC and MSFT with loan money and study *cough*, finer things
> in life.
>
> But in all seriousness, networking like I suppose most professions are not
> about knowing one thing and stopping. It's evolving rather rapidly so most
> thing you know now are irrelevant in decade or two. What you should learn is
> how to learn, how to attack problems and learn to love doing both.
>
+1
If I had to have a job where I did the same thing every day, year after
year, I'd stab a pencil in my eye. I love that our industry is
constantly evolving.
Jason
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