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I'm reading a book now which I recommend, "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F^ck", and which has been mentioned on HN before. You may find it helpful or at least interesting.

You communicate naturally, so I encourage you to find a job where you can talk with a lot of different people every day. That will also help expose you to more and different things.

Don't beat yourself up for not fitting into one of the molds that the educational system defines. Read the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson and you will realize just how much of a misfit he was.

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> I'm reading a book now which I recommend, "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F^ck", and which has been mentioned on HN before. You may find it helpful or at least interesting.

Great, I'll read it.

> You communicate naturally, so I encourage you to find a job where you can talk with a lot of different people every day. That will also help expose you to more and different things.

I'm sorry, but such as? Tech Support?

> Don't beat yourself up for not fitting into one of the molds that the educational system defines. Read the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson and you will realize just how much of a misfit he was.

I'll try to read that too! Yeah, I'm definitely a misfit for sure.

Thanks for your response :)

> You communicate naturally, so I encourage you to find a job where you can talk with a lot of different people every day. That will also help expose you to more and different things.

I guess product-related (PO, PM), UX-related or business-developer/sales jobs, maybe for tech companies

I guess I have to ask how does one get started with that?

You'll need some kind of degree to get a first job in such area. CS degrees are the best for it, but it should be possible to pull it off with a business degree that has some tech focus.

Not tech support but more like sales, relationship management, tour guide, anything where you can have extended conversations with people. A tech support role that is in person (as opposed to over the phone) would be okay.

Alright, I'll look into it, thanks!

Problem is, as always, actually getting started with something, though :/

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