Here we go again.
Posted: February 12, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment »I realized this morning that I’ve started to stagnate professionally. While I don’t think I fully understand why it started happening, I know that a good chunk of it has to do with not taking advantage of the intrinsic value of learning. I’m happiest when I am doing things for their own sake. Recently, I’ve caught myself being bored far too often when there is really no excuse for that. My career as (mainly) an Oracle database guy has always afforded me the opportunity to continually challenge myself mentally. Why am I not constantly taking advantage of that? The depth and breadth of the piece of software known as the Oracle database is astounding. Beyond Oracle, I have the opportunity to become proficient at troubleshooting problems in MySQL. Why haven’t I seized on that? Additionally, I know that I need to get a far better handle on a general programming language (PL/SQL only gets you so far). I keep half-assing an effort to write some Python code to make my job easier. So much to learn and so many opportunities to grow. WTF am I doing sitting around waiting for someone else to tell me what to do? (That is an exaggeration.).
Anyways, I’ve always felt like writing would greatly enhance my ability to recall some fraction of what I ‘learn’. I’ve made several attempts to start writing about my experiences with Oracle and the technologies I use to manage the environment I’m responsible for. ….here I am trying to jump start that effort again.
