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Tuesday, February 03, 2009
My Paradigm

Location: in front of this damn computer all day
Mood: pensive
Music: what's right wakes me through the night

A view of the 34th Street/Penn Subway Station

Me
: Maybe I should get a real job. Grow up.
Him: A 9-to-5? Man, that kinda stuff kills people like us. We're not cut out for that.

Made a decision about 15 years ago; wanted to live like I was in college for as long as possible, meaning: wake up when I want, eat when I want, travel when I want, work when I had to.

So what, in essence, does a college student do?

Day 1: Student arrives and meets Teacher.

Days 2-119: Student accumulates and (hopefully) processes data. Student can:
  • Go to 1% of the classes.
  • Go to 74% of the classes.
  • Go to 100% of the classes.
  • Learn it on his own.
  • Any variation or combination of the above.
Whatever path he chooses is irrelevant. Days 1-119 do not count. Only Day 120 counts. Note: you will recall which path I chose. It's why I was able to teach myself cooking, German, and all around geekiness. Self-education has it's benefits. I digress.

Day 120: Student must distill all that data onto a piece of paper and use data to answer a question or set of questions. That paper can be:
  • Exam
  • Report
  • Painting
  • Whatever the teacher wants it to be.
In exchange for this piece of paper, the teacher hands back student a grade. The transaction's complete.

Repeat as necessary.

That's what I do. Cept insteada a student, it's me; insteada a teacher, it's a client, insteada a grade, it's a check. A pretty pink, blue, green, or grey check.

I'm given or acquire data; I process said data; I distill said data to a piece of paper by answering a question or set of questions; I hand that paper to the client; the client hands me a check. A pretty pink, blue, green, or grey check.

Repeat as necessary.

Made enough scratch to buy my pad, my whip and my toys. But that was then. I'm 36 in two months. It's 2009 already. Maybe I should grow up already.

Her: Hi. How are you?
Me: I'm good. Just trying to find a job. I figure it's about time I had a real job.
Her: Having a job will be fun. You will make friends (pause) and you can bring your lunch.

YASYCTAI: Read Good to Great; it's about you. Figure out your paradigm. (3 days/2 pts)

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