Makaveli2007 - 10:05 am on Nov 7, 2008 (gmt 0)

Hi Yoshimi,

I'm not that concerned (though it probably osunded that way), but I'd simply prefer working in a job where I don't sit in front of the monitor all day long. Maybe my healthy-lifestyle thinking isnt the only reason for it (though probably the main reason), but maybe it also has to do with the fact that I just don't want to sit in front of a monitor all day long lol.

I used to have social anxiety issues when I was younger (wasn't able to read out loud in class my speech would just be blocked..and terrified of holding a speech (always found a way around it until college) and have gradually worked on my social skills for years, now..I've done public speaking voluntarily, and have probably spent hundreds (thousands?) of hours walking around town, parks, campus, etc. to make conversations with strangers (even though my success rate was probably 1 in a 1000 when I first began LOL). Nowadays, I probably have less social anxiety issues than other people, but I've taken a liking to it and am still trying to improve (I go to the library every day I dont have class and set some time aside from studying to take pauses and speak with people around (ok mostly girls ;))).

I guess I've kind of taken a liking to it and probably wouldn't mind some kind of human interaction being part of my job (though I sure like the nitt-gritty technical stuff ;)). I think other than that "extreme shyness problem" that I *used* to have (where my natural ability is clearly a lot worse than that of most), I've always had very good social skills (getting along with people, making friends, I probably haven't had an actual argument in over a decade).

This got me thinking if maybe I should get into a (IT-)career where social skills are very important not just for safety reasons, but on purpose.