Attempting To Be Professional With Computers Is A Nightmare
Back when I was kicking around the idea of starting a laboratory of my own I just sort of walked around and day dreamed. Now that I have actually committed to doing something with my time I am realizing just how complicated becoming “professional” can be. There are just so many steps! To go from “just a guy” to “a guy that goes things” takes a lot of steps. There are two sides to this movement: personal growth and professional steps.
Personal Growth
There were (are?) a lot of things that I need(ed?) to change about myself to begin to start a laboratory (or at least be successful at it). A short list of what I am focusing on is this:
- Attention span
- Exercise and movement
- Mindfulness
- Self love
Focusing these things have actually generated a greater self of well-being in me and my life has improved for the positive.
Professional Steps
This is the portion that takes more effort than I anticipated. With my personal growth goals I know what my shortcomings are so I know what kind of work it is going to take. Starting my own laboratory? I am fully ignorant on what that sort of activity takes. Here is a list of what I have done so far, and then a list of what I need to do further:
Done So Far
- Got a professional domain for my email and resume: www.jeremyheckt.com/
- Acquired some equipment (I got a server!)
- Financial saving
- Started writing
What I Need To Do Further
- Get some more equipment!
- More financial saving
- Write way more often
- Sit down and plan my first few big projects
- Heat up the garage as it is cold in the winter
I feel lost, I feel like I am treading in some liquid I have never gotten into before — and I love it.
Want to read my personal blog? This article actually did FINALLY appear in my laboratory’s blog, https://blog.letseatlabs.com, because I think I did basically lock myself out of my previous dev instance on my Raspberry Pi. It is now running on a Debian VM.
