I found part of myself back in the mid-'90s when I discovered I had an interest in computer science and a natural ability for programming. I knew at that point what I wanted to do for a living. It was something I was passionate about that would also provide me with a good living. Some people never find their calling, so I considered myself lucky.
These days, I have no desire whatsoever to write software, and I sure as hell don't want to go back to working in an office all day where I'd have to deal with all the office politics that goes with it. I'll occasionally write a script if there's something I want to automate on the computer, but that's rare, and usually I can just download something someone else wrote.
I still enjoy creating things â just not software. Now I make stuff that's more tangible, like furniture. There's nothing tangible about software. You can't even see it, other than the user interface or the code. With a piece of furniture, you get something you can put your hands on... something solid.
So, professionally, I found myself in the '90s. Now I'm back doing things I did before then, which are now hobbies.