Published on 12, July, 2020
Anyone else have a series of obsessions that seem to come and go in rotation?
When I get into a hobby, I throw myself into it fully and pursue it with passion whilst I'm learning at a decent rate. Then when the learning slows down because of the plateau that inevitably comes, I lose interest and move on to something else, often an old hobby.
Because I value efficiency, I'll often sell all of the hobby equipment - sometimes regretting it shortly afterwards.
I've been through astronomy, photography, shortwave radio, ham radio, electronics, hifi, religion, piano playing, guitar playing, motorcycling, advanced motorcycling (to the point where I was qualified to teach this). On the odd occasion that I find myself without a passion I get into a hell of a mess with addictive behaviours too.
Yep, love research, learning, and gadgets - then get bored as soon as I master something and move on. It's loads of fun but a pain for developing specialism/career etc. I finished a PhD but move across sectors and disciplines, enjoy problem-solving and research and make a living from it but it's a choppy and stressful process. Wish I could figure out how to sell researching and solving problems to make a living from it without having to deal with 'teams' and getting bored :D
Hi Extraneous, I can relate to moving around; I haven't moved between companies but I have moved across Engineering, Business Development, Product Management, Process Improvement etc. Like you I get bored so easily and much prefer starting on new stuff and making sense of it, but am tired and looking forward to retirement as soon as I possibly can (but it will be 10 years still, I think).
I'm done with Christmas Cards - mercifully I only have another 3 years - having had 6 extra years dumped on me for being born in 1950s. I can usually get through 2or 3 years in a job before I hit screaming point, I've moved across arts, academia (longest haul, I managed a decade), digital consultancy, policy, and non-profit sectors - all have plus and minus points but basically I'll do any job that doesn't make me sit in an office all day!