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I'm with you @notverypunny. I was just thinking about this yesterday. I remember getting excited for Whistler or Aero Peek, but these days I don't really pay much attention to what is going on in the new versions of Windows. Not sure if it is the tech or it is me/my situation.

@wirestyle22 said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:

@Kelly We should totally play. I love for honor

I haven't even played it yet. I snagged it but haven't installed it yet. Too many games, not enough time.

In my experience of myself with that feeling of being behind is driven by two things:

1. How I think my peers are doing (social media syndrome)
2. Whether or not I know what I need to to do my job

Rarely have I felt "behind" because of the things I wanted to learn or were interested in.

@Reid-Cooper said in Non-IT News Thread:

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/zeppelins-stopped-flying-after-hindenburg-disaster-now-scientists-want-bring-ncna1043911

This is so cool.

@dafyre said in Figuring out what you want to do professionally:

@Kelly said in Figuring out what you want to do professionally:

Another layer of this is to follow up the energy question with a why. For example, if I just spent an hour configuring a switch and I feel drained (more than is appropriate), I would ask myself why do I feel more drained. Was it configuring the switch and fighting with the config? Was it because I don't really feel confident in what I'm doing, but I liked it in general? Was it because I kept getting interrupted by users?

I especially like your point about energy. I'd also look at focus, maybe? Are there some tasks that you can do with laser focus -- to the point that you have a hard time being distracted:? -- that type of thought pattern.

I hadn't thought about this, but you're right. Focus or lack thereof is another great thing to evaluate on.

@WrCombs said in Figuring out what you want to do professionally:

@dafyre said in Figuring out what you want to do professionally:

@Kelly said in Figuring out what you want to do professionally:

Another layer of this is to follow up the energy question with a why. For example, if I just spent an hour configuring a switch and I feel drained (more than is appropriate), I would ask myself why do I feel more drained. Was it configuring the switch and fighting with the config? Was it because I don't really feel confident in what I'm doing, but I liked it in general? Was it because I kept getting interrupted by users?

I especially like your point about energy. I'd also look at focus, maybe? Are there some tasks that you can do with laser focus -- to the point that you have a hard time being distracted:? -- that type of thought pattern.

is that in the same sense as "When im doing (in my case -) Menu 'programming' Im more bored then excited, but when a Windows Issue comes In I jump on and start working through the issue?

Definitely. Very worth a why question for you to think about.

The other aspect of this, that I mentioned in the other thread (adding it here for clarity and posterity), is that when you're feeling meh about things (not much energy either up or down) you can look at the things you procrastinate. If you put something off there is a reason for it. Take a look at the procrastination list and do the "why". You could learn some interesting things about yourself.

Wow, I haven't heard Republic of IT for quite awhile. Glad to see it coming back. Is this a partnership with @Nic or something else? (Still watching the video so you might answer it in the video and this is redundant)

@WrCombs said in Figuring out what you want to do professionally:

@Kelly said in Figuring out what you want to do professionally:

I created this thread because of something that @WrCombs said in the What Are You Doing Right Now thread (https://mangolassi.it/post/481231).

There are quite a few unhealthy perspectives that I have seen that stop IT Pros in their tracks when it comes to developing themselves professionally. Here are a few of them that I have seen:

• IT jobs are hard to find and land

• I am not as good as <person> at <task>

• I should just be loyal/grateful for what I already have because this small business has been good to me

• I can't decide what I want to do

Several of these have been covered at length in other threads, so I am only going to cover the last one (I am sure others will be willing to chime in on those again).

You've all heard the aphorism, Do something you love, and you'll never work another day in your life. There is some truth in this, but, as with all expressions like this, what it doesn't address is far larger than what it does.

Personally, I have found a good way for me to think about work/tasks and whether I want to keep doing them or not. What I do right now is consider, at the end of investing time in a given task, whether or not I have more, the same, or less energy following that time investment. It has been hard for me to figure out whether or not I "liked" a task because every one of them are so mixed, particularly as an IT Generalist. Putting it into the context of energy levels has made it more objective for me. It has also allowed me to abstract a specific task into categories rather than focusing on technologies or maybes.

Another layer of this is to follow up the energy question with a why. For example, if I just spent an hour configuring a switch and I feel drained (more than is appropriate), I would ask myself why do I feel more drained. Was it configuring the switch and fighting with the config? Was it because I don't really feel confident in what I'm doing, but I liked it in general? Was it because I kept getting interrupted by users?

If you can filter through these questions it can allow you to start to see a path forward in your career. You don't have to do <task> to know whether or not you will like that specific thing (insert caveats). You can have an idea by extrapolating from the categories of things that have changed your energy.

great things to consider, Thank you for taking the time to write this.
Things I haven't thought about before.

Glad I could help. I'm happy to elaborate on anything that isn't clear, or give more examples if that is helpful.

I created this thread because of something that @WrCombs said in the What Are You Doing Right Now thread (https://mangolassi.it/post/481231).

There are quite a few unhealthy perspectives that I have seen that stop IT Pros in their tracks when it comes to developing themselves professionally. Here are a few of them that I have seen:

• IT jobs are hard to find and land

• I am not as good as <person> at <task>

• I should just be loyal/grateful for what I already have because this small business has been good to me

• I can't decide what I want to do

Several of these have been covered at length in other threads, so I am only going to cover the last one (I am sure others will be willing to chime in on those again).

You've all heard the aphorism, Do something you love, and you'll never work another day in your life. There is some truth in this, but, as with all expressions like this, what it doesn't address is far larger than what it does.

Personally, I have found a good way for me to think about work/tasks and whether I want to keep doing them or not. What I do right now is consider, at the end of investing time in a given task, whether or not I have more, the same, or less energy following that time investment. It has been hard for me to figure out whether or not I "liked" a task because every one of them are so mixed, particularly as an IT Generalist. Putting it into the context of energy levels has made it more objective for me. It has also allowed me to abstract a specific task into categories rather than focusing on technologies or maybes.

Another layer of this is to follow up the energy question with a why. For example, if I just spent an hour configuring a switch and I feel drained (more than is appropriate), I would ask myself why do I feel more drained. Was it configuring the switch and fighting with the config? Was it because I don't really feel confident in what I'm doing, but I liked it in general? Was it because I kept getting interrupted by users?

If you can filter through these questions it can allow you to start to see a path forward in your career. You don't have to do <task> to know whether or not you will like that specific thing (insert caveats). You can have an idea by extrapolating from the categories of things that have changed your energy.

@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

pondering life choices and trying to decide what's next.

Also wondering why I can't seem to stay focused on getting certifications as I know they make me more valuable.. dont know..

An wise person once told me, "You can figure out what drains your energy by looking at the things you procrastinate." It is likely that the certs you're looking at doing aren't in things you really enjoy doing, for whatever reason. Once you accept that fact you can evaluate if this is just a task that has to be done even if you don't, or if there needs to be another path taken.

For Honor Standard Edition is free until 8/28 on uPlay.

Do you have a business need to allow USB drives to be plugged in? It seems simplest to just deny them entirely. There are so many ways of exchanging information that allowing USB drives is just a security vulnerability without much return.

@thegr81337 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

Amazon fires: France and Ireland threaten to block EU trade deal

France and Ireland say they will not ratify a huge trade deal with South American nations unless Brazil does more to fight fires in the Amazon.

I'm a bit embarrassed to say that everytime I see something on this rainforest fire, I always get confused thinking that Bezos's company is ablaze. It doesn't help that the Fire tablet and Fire Stick are a thing...

You're not alone.

This line is not very encouraging for the ongoing health of the community: "As a combined company, our focus is clear, and our goals are achievable: to build the preeminent marketplace that connects technology buyers and sellers"

@black3dynamite said in What Are You Watching Now:

@kamidon said in What Are You Watching Now:

I suppose it would be boring if Thor just beheads Thanos a second time, but I think I'd prefer it, then they could just be shown fighting that massive army.

From the first Iron Man movie that ended up kicking off a 10 year journey. And with Avengers, Iron Man 3, AofU, Infinity War and Endgame. It was always about Thanos and Tony Stark. At least that's how I see it.

Tony Stark is, imo, one of the best characters in movie story telling.

@black3dynamite said in What Are You Watching Now:

@Kelly said in What Are You Watching Now:

@kamidon said in What Are You Watching Now:

@black3dynamite said in What Are You Watching Now:

@kamidon said in What Are You Watching Now:

Captain Marvel, she flew through a ship and destroyed it in 5 seconds, ship likely has the diameter of a mile, yet she gets tossed around effortlessly by Thanos...Duuuuuuuuuumb.

That was some fan service teaser of her powers. Just like what happen when Superman showed up kicking ass at the end of Justice League.

Plus Thanos sucker punched her using the power stone.

Yeah of course.
Yeaaaaaaaah...plus they have to make it cinematic.

I was able to suspend my disbelief right up until the "Female Heroic Pose Before We Save Spiderman" moment. That was so artificially set up. I enjoyed the rest of the movie, and I do my best to not think about things too hard.

Just another one of those fan service teaser. A-Force teamup scene.

I'm generally fine with fan service, but that was such a jarring moment in the narrative flow. To go from "we're fighting for our lives against a powerful enemy that has all of us engaged" to "let's get every single female (many of whom didn't even have more than one line if any at all) into a single camera shot to pose for the audience" was more than my suspended disbelief could take.

@kamidon said in What Are You Watching Now:

@black3dynamite said in What Are You Watching Now:

@kamidon said in What Are You Watching Now:

Captain Marvel, she flew through a ship and destroyed it in 5 seconds, ship likely has the diameter of a mile, yet she gets tossed around effortlessly by Thanos...Duuuuuuuuuumb.

That was some fan service teaser of her powers. Just like what happen when Superman showed up kicking ass at the end of Justice League.

Plus Thanos sucker punched her using the power stone.

Yeah of course.
Yeaaaaaaaah...plus they have to make it cinematic.

I was able to suspend my disbelief right up until the "Female Heroic Pose Before We Save Spiderman" moment. That was so artificially set up. I enjoyed the rest of the movie, and I do my best to not think about things too hard.

If you think Avengers Endgame has plot holes don't watch The Last Jedi.

@JaredBusch said in Sales Person Wants Me to Provide Independent Rep With an Email Account:

@Kelly said in Sales Person Wants Me to Provide Independent Rep With an Email Account:

@wrx7m said in Sales Person Wants Me to Provide Independent Rep With an Email Account:

@Kelly said in Sales Person Wants Me to Provide Independent Rep With an Email Account:

One solution would be to just give them an Exchange Online P1 license: https://products.office.com/en-us/exchange/compare-microsoft-exchange-online-plans. This would limit them to just email. That is the technical side of things. I'm with everyone else here, the requestor needs to provide a business justification and upline approval for this.

Don't remember seeing P1. That could be the solution if they really want this.

It isn't heavily advertised. You kind of need to already know what it is to be able to find it.

I assume you are referring to exchange online plan 1?

Yes, that is what I mentioned in my original post.

@wrx7m said in Sales Person Wants Me to Provide Independent Rep With an Email Account:

@Kelly said in Sales Person Wants Me to Provide Independent Rep With an Email Account:

One solution would be to just give them an Exchange Online P1 license: https://products.office.com/en-us/exchange/compare-microsoft-exchange-online-plans. This would limit them to just email. That is the technical side of things. I'm with everyone else here, the requestor needs to provide a business justification and upline approval for this.

Don't remember seeing P1. That could be the solution if they really want this.

It isn't heavily advertised. You kind of need to already know what it is to be able to find it.