http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/06/the-13-year-old-omelette/ Goal Setting and Productivity for People Who Like Technology Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:13:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/06/the-13-year-old-omelette/comment-page-1/#comment-25426 Brad Isaac Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:19:56 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/06/the-13-year-old-omelette/#comment-25426 Yes, when getting experience, patience is a virtue. Chugging along, putting time into developing skills and knowledge may not be the most fun in the world, but if we keep what we want to achieve in sight it can help. Yes, when getting experience, patience is a virtue. Chugging along, putting time into developing skills and knowledge may not be the most fun in the world, but if we keep what we want to achieve in sight it can help.

]]> http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/06/the-13-year-old-omelette/comment-page-1/#comment-25414 Eric S. Mueller Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:17:05 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/06/the-13-year-old-omelette/#comment-25414 Good point. I used to envy other people for their skills. I have friends who work as contractors and I often wish I had their ability to do my own projects around the house. One day somebody told me they wished they could work with computers as well as I can. That's when it hit me as I told them I just had to spend several years trying new things, reading articles, reading blog posts, and getting an IT degree. I suddenly realized that my friends are contractors because they have put the time into developing the skills and knowledge needed for that line of business, while I haven't. Good point. I used to envy other people for their skills. I have friends who work as contractors and I often wish I had their ability to do my own projects around the house. One day somebody told me they wished they could work with computers as well as I can. That’s when it hit me as I told them I just had to spend several years trying new things, reading articles, reading blog posts, and getting an IT degree. I suddenly realized that my friends are contractors because they have put the time into developing the skills and knowledge needed for that line of business, while I haven’t.

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