Am I a generalist, or a person who doesn't know what they want?
Is there a difference between doing everything without knowing what you want, and doing everything while knowing what you want? Is it possible to embrace being a generalist? What distinction can be made between a generalist and a person who is lost in choices, doing anything and having no purpose? These were the questions that suddenly came to my mind while commuting to what I would describe as my dream company operating in my dream industry. Maybe the contradiction here is that, I was working at my dream job, but I realized that I equally enjoyed my previous job in an industry that I did not actively look for. This led me to believe that I could find joy in most of the things I do, and me being a quick learner helps me change between specializations, learn, and apply what I learned. One of the people I met at an event said that they had a friend, who did their Master's in a country different than their home country, could not find a job afterwards and returned home. And the exact...