Ferris Beuller famously remarked that “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
Wondermark 626, In Which Paul Catches Up, cartoon by David Malki. See the original at Wondermark.com
Since 1997 I’ve held jobs that were focused on publishing and comunication, particularly on developing and managing content-rich web sites. By reading, doing, conversing and participating in assorted communities of practice I developed substantial knowledge about the web industry — trends, history, techniques and theories. Occasionally I posted something on my blog before BoingBoing mentioned it.
In the last two years I’ve held three different professional roles, each requiring different realms of knowledge — and none of those areas are primarily focused on web.
The current role looks as though it will last at least another couple of years, so now I’m in an odd state of transition. Like Paul in the Wondermark cartoon (above), I’m trying madly to catch up with what’s been happening in a range of fields whilst my attention was elsewhere.
