Homework
I must be the only person I know who gives his therapist homework!
Yeah, okay, I know a lot of people who are in therapy, or who have been recently. And they all talk about “homework” from their therapist. Things to write or read or whatever. Well, I give my therapist homework.
I have to admit, I get a little compulsive about certain things sometimes, like writing. I write because I just can’t help myself. I keep saying that I’ll stay away from this blog even, but before I know it, I’m sitting in front of a keyboard typing away. Over the years, I’ve produced a rather prodigious amount of written work, of one kind or another. Everything from e-mails to stories to journals to, well, this blog! So, after reading some of that output last week, I decided to print a bunch of it for my therapist. I figure it’s got to give him insight into my long-term thought processes, right? Well, to be honest, I think I overwhelmed him a little tonight. I guess when he told me last week that I was a good writer, it went to my head. In fact, when I told him about Ghyll, he told me that if I were going to do that, I should write for publication and get paid for it. Just like a good writing coach! So, when I finish the last two rounds of that game, I think I will. Write for publication, that is. Maybe I’ll even publish one day.
Hey, I wonder if that tricksy therapist was really giving me homework after all!
You call it compulsive. . .
In my travels I have met many folks in the IT field. Whether they are Network Admins, Programmers or Database Designers, the common thread they have is this thing I’ve been calling an obssesive personality. I think it is a requirement of the career path we’ve chosen.
Example:
Your network is under attack!
You can’t just attend to that for like, an hour and say “Oh well, couldn’t figure it out, lets move on to something else, now. . .”
NO! Sometimes, as you’ve posted, it takes, DAYS, you sit and wait and keep your eyes on the logs. You’re supposed to do this. Its your job. If you took that trait away, you would be useless as an Admin.
Now, for the good part: The upside of being obssesive or, er — as more learned minds refer to it — compulsive is that you are probably a great Network Administrator, deserving of all the big $buck$$ you make. The downside is that you are compulsive. . .about everything
What is it that song says? Haven’t heard it in years, something like:
You can’t remove the angel without removing the devil too. . .
Comment by MightyKong — 4/13/2005 @ 10:14 am
Okay, call me a little obsessive but its been bugging me, these are the lyrics from that song I referred to in my last post:
Please Call Me Baby
by Tom Waits
If I exorcise my devils
Well my angels may leave too
When they leave they’re so hard to find
What a great song. . .if you ever get the time. . . 😉
Comment by MightyKong — 4/13/2005 @ 11:01 am
Well, I’m flattered that you think I make such good money, but I don’t think I do, really. I do okay, but I’m far from getting rich as a Network Admin.
Comment by the Network Geek — 4/13/2005 @ 11:54 am