http://www.michaelmallon.net/2009/10/01/floundering/ a 26 year teenage existential dilemma... Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:18:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.michaelmallon.net/2009/10/01/floundering/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Susan Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:07:25 +0000 http://www.michaelmallon.net/?p=26#comment-3 Hmmm. Well, I'm pretty sure everyone who knows you considers you very intelligent! And yes, it has its drawbacks, but that is indeed the way you are. At the risk of sounding self-serving, I could say it's hereditary! I'd rather put up with the frustrations and enjoy being smart. You really can do more, think better, have more choices (which doesn't make life simpler). That said, I also resonate with your first paragraph--I'm a generalist, pretty good at a lot of things, not expert at anything. From the vantage of 37 years further down the line, that hasn't been such a bad thing either. I have often rued the fact that I've never really had a tag--I'm not a nurse, a teacher, businessperson, mechanic, scientist, engineer, whatever. But I'm interested in a lot of things, and it turns out people come to me for solutions, listening, leadership, organization. I'm liking that. I think you first have to accept who you are and then make the most of it. On the positive, I think you're very smart, good-looking, personable, thoughtful, articulate, skilled with computers and cars and cameras, and probably some other things I don't know about. In any case, I hope we'll see you for Thanksgiving--we enjoy your company! Hmmm. Well, I’m pretty sure everyone who knows you considers you very intelligent! And yes, it has its drawbacks, but that is indeed the way you are. At the risk of sounding self-serving, I could say it’s hereditary! I’d rather put up with the frustrations and enjoy being smart. You really can do more, think better, have more choices (which doesn’t make life simpler). That said, I also resonate with your first paragraph–I’m a generalist, pretty good at a lot of things, not expert at anything. From the vantage of 37 years further down the line, that hasn’t been such a bad thing either. I have often rued the fact that I’ve never really had a tag–I’m not a nurse, a teacher, businessperson, mechanic, scientist, engineer, whatever. But I’m interested in a lot of things, and it turns out people come to me for solutions, listening, leadership, organization. I’m liking that. I think you first have to accept who you are and then make the most of it. On the positive, I think you’re very smart, good-looking, personable, thoughtful, articulate, skilled with computers and cars and cameras, and probably some other things I don’t know about. In any case, I hope we’ll see you for Thanksgiving–we enjoy your company!

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