I almost got to be a photographer today. ALMOST.

It has completely ruined my weekend that this failed to happen.

To summarize, our library has an awesome digital technologies section (essentially where the library and IT department join together), and my job there is to work in the digital archives. Which I’ve gotten fairly decent at – so naturally, I want to move onto struggling with something else. But as of today, I’ve gotten to join a new committee on social media which I certainly didn’t know that we had before. I’m really excited by this, as I hope to work in social media as a future career path down the line.

> It’s somewhere inbetween becoming a personal finance expert and going to grad school for Buddhism. Somewhere. I swear. <

In my opinion, working in tech is kind of a crapshoot – but I’m certainly not a natural, so keep that in mind. I think there are plenty of people who learning technologies is as quick as breathing, but that’s not me. Which is why I like learning new SM platforms, programming tools, and tricks in Excel, it challenges me in a way that I don’t quite get anywhere else.

But like anything else, I believe you need to really concentrate to succeed in tech. Really focus when you get the instructions the first time instead of zoning out, and then make sure that you can apply them in the way instructed before experimenting. And since I love experimenting with things/concepts/ideas, this was really the best way I learned how to focus and get better with learning tech and programming. Not an extremely fun activity I’ll admit, but it was definitely necessary for my success.

So next time you’re having trouble understanding a new form of technology, think about whether you really focused the first time around. Make a resolution to listen intently when you need it – it will definitely pay off in the future.