Do you ever take surveys that ask you how much time on average you spend on a computer per day or week? I do and the amount I have to answer is always horrid. I spend every day at work at a computer almost all day. At home I sit at my computer some more so I can check email, work on freelance projects, blog, etc.
Each day I am accompanied by my faithful sidekick – a hand brace. It’s sort of like a Wonder Woman wrist cuff but way, way, way less cool. It’s the crutch makes me able to continue working on computers. It’s the very visible indicator that someday I will no longer regularly work on computers because it won’t be an option.
It’s overwhelming to see it coming. It’s also liberating to know that I can’t keep doing what I’m doing. It opens up a world of possibilities. More often than not, it is the lens through which I watch TV, read articles and books and have conversations with people. Could I do what you do? Could I pursue this subject professionally? Could I make a living doing that? The answer is almost always no but eventually I’m going to come across the perfect thing. The things with the most promise are unprofitable and a little strange:
- Urban farmer
- Education, although as technology and education become more intertwined, this will be ruled out
- Professional gift wrapper
- Independently wealthy (this one is profitable, just unlikely)
