Hey, this may seem random but have you looked into infosec? Just suggesting based on experience and based on other folks I met in the industry.
Ask HN: I'm interested in so many disciplines, but what can I do with that?
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#22Does this resonate? https://wildcardpeople.com/what-is-a-wildcard-person
Whoa, for me it does. Thanks for sharing. I had no idea this concept was so well-defined that it could be a whole job board.
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#23I don't have an answer, but I feel the same when I try to extend my knowledge in interdisciplinary areas. Have you ever heard people say they love the beginning phase of relationships? I am like them with learning. I enjoy the introductory parts and primary levels, but I always struggle through advanced sections, so I can't apply anything I learned from those references in my studies.
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#24Don’t stop following your curiosity ever, just make sure you aren’t quickly moving on for emotional reasons e.g. fear of failure, etc
Re: Ask HN: I'm interested in so many disciplines, but what can I do with that?
#25(long time lurker but made an account for this post specifically) I'm in a somewhat similar boat. I'm not even in my thirties and figured out that staying in IT as a full-stack lead whatever architect project manager do-it-all which I'd gotten close to would not even be remotely challenging and intellectually stimulating enough but would swindle me out of my time. Right now I'm expanding that to slowly build up a hos…
Choose a game that gives you rewards for being intellectually gifted if you believe that is it. A lot of strong intellects go to Investing for this purpose (see Nick Sleep, Joel Greenblatt, Charlie Munger). Many did it because of the intellectual stimulation.
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#26It's only been an hour and y'all are already making me cry.
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#27I was going to suggest writing, and I'll go one further: Do write a blog, but don't just write a blog. Write a blog, and then create a video for each blog post, and upload it to YouTube (where the eyeballs willing to consume intellectual material are). Also do livestreams. Start interviewing anyone who will take you seriously. Set a goal for who your dream interviewee is. Do this for a couple years, putting out conte…
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#28The reading/learning you are doing is entertainment. It's not that much better than watching TV - if anything it's worse because you can kid yourself into thinking you are doing work, or that it's important.
You gotta do some work.
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#29If you pick certain goals, it might help you converging a path of interests.
Re: Ask HN: I'm interested in so many disciplines, but what can I do with that?
#30Does this resonate? https://wildcardpeople.com/what-is-a-wildcard-person
... I feel seen in a way usually reserved for a particularly depressing memes.
Huh.