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	<title>The Online Rant &#187; Idea</title>
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		<title>New Ideas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Barrows</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Idea]]></category>
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I&#8217;m really wondering if I&#8217;m in the right career. Am I really supposed to be a programmer? Keeping up with my projects and responsibilities is almost more than I can handle. I&#8217;m stressed out and overwhelmed most of the time. And I really don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m all that good at programming. 
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I&#8217;m really wondering if I&#8217;m in the right career. Am I really supposed to be a programmer? Keeping up with my projects and responsibilities is almost more than I can handle. I&#8217;m stressed out and overwhelmed most of the time. And I really don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m all that good at programming. </p>
<p>Don&#8217;t get me wrong. I&#8217;m not bad at it, but I&#8217;m not good at it either. I&#8217;m just average. And average isn&#8217;t good enough. </p>
<p>I enjoy programming, but I don&#8217;t enjoy it enough to do it for fun. And if I wouldn&#8217;t do it for fun, then maybe it isn&#8217;t something I should do for a career. Or even something I want to do for a career. </p>
<p>My problem is that I don&#8217;t know what I do want to do. I like computers and I get excited about the tech industry. So I think whatever I do should be connected to the computer industry. Especially since that is what I know about. </p>
<p>The computer industry is massive and covers a lot of aspects besides programming. So I should be able to find something I enjoy. I just need some ideas, and then I need to start working towards them.</p>
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