| That's what I thought when I first started innovating
in the mature technical field of petro/chemical analysis. It would require a lot of self-dedication. Since I was already a young performance leader, I stuck with
it and avoided the institutional path where they only accomplish a few hours of progress a day, take breaks, have useless meetings, etc. Similar to a musical instrument, industrial instruments are never truly mastered, and proficiency declines once the hands are removed from regular use. This also worked to my advantage since gifted PhD's with high aptitudes seldom can keep their hands on the gear for even one whole decade before they are needed to fill a place on the corporate ladder. Now after 30+ years, I do not look at ordinary researchers
as loafers, there are some brilliant workers and wonderful experts I can draw upon when needed. Normally you are only allowed to do a limited amount before you run the risk & woe of making co-workers look less productive. By comparison, I now have "60years" experience compared to
what would have only been about half as many accomplishments
if I had been employed by an oil or chemical company over the same 3 decades.
Plus I own my own technology for decades now. Not trying to toot my own horn but it is an unfair advantage. |