Is Being a Jack of All Trades Really a Curse?
Leaving the world on its own, he was lost from head to toe in a black-and-white tennis court, bouncing more hectically than the ball. This 6-year-old kid had just got his first computer, Olivetti Prodest PC1.
From those early days of pixelated paddles and bouncing balls, my fascination with everything on-screen and behind the screen only grew. My world was full of wonders or maybe my mind had turned into a decent mess. The idea of creating digital worlds was the algorithm that was hard-coded into my mind, and it executed flawlessly every time. It led me to the title of Programmer. Playing with Large Language Models and Python is just like messing with a real Python, amusing yet daring.
In the computer fixed in my skull, there were too many windows open, each one leading to a different world. Like Burroughs' characters in ‘Naked Lunch’, I was constantly searching for meaning and purpose, exploring different paths and experimenting with new ideas. I had grown up with a heated version of someone with a bottomless well of curiosity and a complete inability to stick to just one thing.
“Multipotentialities often invite too much variety into our lives by overbooking ourselves. We have an intense desire to learn and experience new things.” ~ Emilie Wapnick
If anything speaks to my heart, I just had to explore it, no questions asked! Even if it's something as unconventional as historical research. That’s where you will find me these days - publishing scientific research in Computer Science too beyond historical-religious studies. Also count on my ever-present urge to finally finish that novel simmering in the back of my mind for, well, let's just say a while.
Now, before you picture a complete disaster zone (although, some days are closer to that than others!) There's a cure to this madness. I don’t force everything into a neat little box but try to find connections that could actually make sense between these seemingly disparate passions. To a musician, doesn’t it feel like composing a symphony where the melody of code intertwines with the rhythm of historical research and the harmony of a self-composed tune (yes, I also dabble in music – because why not?)? I've just released and distributed music on streaming platforms, in case you're curious.
This is also the insatiable curiosity and desire to explore that led me down the rabbit hole of Medium. You know those good old days of blogs, where people used to share their thoughts and ideas in a simple, aesthetic way? Yeah, I miss that too. So, here I am, excited to spill the tea on how I juggle this wild carousel of activities.
On this new page of my life on Medium, we'll explore a technical world while unwinding the mysteries of the past, and maybe even throw in a few philosophical musings inspired by my all-time favorite author – the ever-so-slightly-out-there William Burroughs. (Because a touch of the unexpected makes life interesting, right?)
This is going to be a wild ride through the mind of a multipotentialite programmer, researcher, musician, and aspiring writer (all rolled into one slightly messy, but hopefully always entertaining, package). Let's see if we can debunk the myth that multipotentialites are destined for mediocrity – or maybe even redefine what "success" looks like for someone who can't resist dozens of different passions at once.