In library school, and before for that matter, we talked about "information overload." One of the primary reasons I believe that I am a librarian is that I don't have to "pick a topic." Honestly. It's one of the reasons I followed art, and one of the reasons I studied poetry. And one of the reasons I stayed in study hall in sixth grade when other kids were playing baseball. I figured that any information I encountered would be fodder for my development. All topics, all the time (although I guess baseball was down on the list). When I hesitated to dive into the deep end of the swimming pool, I never hestitated to dive into the information tsunami without a surfboard.
But here's the deal; my path is motivated by my passion about a particular topic, and I don't put a lot of limits on that topic (limit passion?). Where's the reason? Reason is by definition dispassionate. But I consider myself a very reasonable person.
In the information tsunami, how do you balance passion and reason? How do you find your path? Is it linear? What shape is your path? Is your career guided or pushed by the information tsunami? Are you a surfer or a swimmer (or a diver)?
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