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Re: OT: Given what you know now, if you were 21 again...


From: Jason Baugher <jason () thebaughers com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:29:51 -0500

On 7/13/2011 4:28 PM, Saku Ytti wrote:
On (2011-07-13 14:08 -0700), Larry Stites wrote:

Given what you know now, if you were 21 and just starting into networking /
communications industry which areas of study or specialty would you
prioritize?
Again? Buy AAPL, INTC and MSFT with loan money and study *cough*, finer things
in life.

But in all seriousness, networking like I suppose most professions are not
about knowing one thing and stopping. It's evolving rather rapidly so most
thing you know now are irrelevant in decade or two. What you should learn is
how to learn, how to attack problems and learn to love doing both.

+1

If I had to have a job where I did the same thing every day, year after year, I'd stab a pencil in my eye. I love that our industry is constantly evolving.

Jason


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