Comments on: Why You Should Be a Geek

By: ShreeVidya

ShreeVidya — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:37:44 +0000

sry, wrongly typed
a very interesting area I have come across.Makes us to think.Great!

By: ShreeVidya

ShreeVidya — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:36:04 +0000

a very interest area I have come across. Makes us to think. Great!

By: Scott H Young » Be Unique, Be an Uber-Geek

Scott H Young » Be Unique, Be an Uber-Geek — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:00:51 +0000

[...] weeks ago I wrote about the virtue of being a geek. I explained that it wasn’t enough to be good at something, or be passionate about it. What [...]

By: In The Sphere: All About Blogging | BlueFur.com

In The Sphere: All About Blogging | BlueFur.com — Fri, 02 May 2008 21:42:30 +0000

[...] Young not only defines what it means to be a geek, but he also explains why you should be a geek. It’s not only important to be passionate, but you need to be passionate about something a [...]

By: Mohammed

Mohammed — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:54:31 +0000

Very nice perspectiveand a clear differentiation on a subject which appears to be very simple but its very important in reality.

Yeah, its nice to be a geek!!

regards
Mohammed Abdul muqeet

By: Scott Young

Scott Young — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:02:37 +0000

Snigel,

I don’t think you have too much control in “directing” your passions. But I do believe you can find new ones. Even if you have a passion that isn’t viable for a career, it doesn’t mean you can’t find other passions.

Some passions start as interests, which you can become more involved in once you build skill. I wouldn’t be nearly as keen about writing if I hadn’t built my writing skills.

-Scott

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:57:58 +0000

My hobby is trying to run this project Every1 Dreams found at http://every1dreams.blogspot.com. I am trying to collect dreams and share them with other and ultimately help people to make these dreams come true!

Geek power.

By: Hunter Nuttall

Hunter Nuttall — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:35:26 +0000

I was just thinking about the time when anyone who owned a computer was considered a geek. Now everyone has one. If there’s anyone reading this who thinks computers used to be geeky, and are now cool, what changed that made them cool? Is it just that “everyone’s doing it?”

By: Snigel

Snigel — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:37:48 +0000

Although I agree with most of what you have said, there is one question I feel undermines the whole article if it is not addressed. Can you direct your passions? I know what I am passionate about and I would have very great difficulties switching to something else. What I am questioning here are things like “[f]orget passion unless it’s a rare one” and “[t]hings you’re passionate about, but aren’t geeky, should be left as hobbies”. I would not be able to forget or leave things out just because I thought it would be a good career move to do so.

On the other hand, focus is something different. Your notion of focusing on a passion and turn it into a career is probably workable and I share you views on passion and careers in general. The problem is that most passions have nothing to do with careers and I think it is very hard indeed to switch passions.

By: Michael Kwan

Michael Kwan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:23:43 +0000

I guess you could say that I’m a gadget and/or cell phone geek. It just sort of happened as a result of my freelance writing and getting involved with Mobile Magazine. It’s work-related, sure, but I love playing with new gadgets, cell phones, MP3 players, and so on.