Plot twist

A year ago I was convinced that I’d be spending the rest of my career as a data analyst.

Today, I am convinced that in the near future a robot will be able to perform my job just as well if not better than me for significantly less cost.

I’m sort of sad about it because I like what I do and there’s something to be said about the reassurance you get from feeling kind of confident about where the future is headed.

But, on the other hand, I feel like this new reality represents an exciting opportunity to explore and figure out what my next act will be.

Circumstances like these continue to remind me of one of my favorite quotes from Alan Watts, “You’re under no obligation to be the same person you were 5 minutes ago.”

I’m a data analyst today… but maybe I’m a dancer, poet, or event organizer tomorrow.

I know I mentioned certainty being a source of reassurance earlier and yet there is also something uniquely beautiful and delightful about the fact that all these vocations and many more are possible and that it’s impossible to know which of them I will become.