Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] multitasking considered harmful

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Tue, 6 Nov 2007, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:

> It really depends on your life goals.  If you want to become rich and 
> well respected, then by all means specialize.  But if you want to be a 
> true scholar and academic, then you should follow your heart.  Some 
> people are naturally more attuned to specialization, but others like 
> you, me and Jon prefer more breadth.  I am sure that if I had 
> specialized more, then I would definitely have more respect and perhaps 
> more money.  But I just don't want to live that way.  If I follow that 
> respect/money route, then I am not taking true and proper advantage of 
> my tenure.  Then I may as well work for industry, and get way more 
> money.


I agree with you, but there are limits and I tend to exceed them.  I 
really want to write about some things that make use of everything I know. 
It's getting to the point where I need to write a book, literally.  I've 
been thinking lately about several books that I think would be worth 
writing -- yet another problem: I can't decide which to write first!

Mike

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