A friend of mine who moved to Berlin a while back and was looking for a job wrote a great (serious/professional!) blog during her wait, and also interviewed specialists in her field. A great idea, in my view, and she found a job thanks to this endeavor. I'm too much of a coward to try this approach (who would contribute to a blog by me? who would ever read it? I feel like there are just a kazillion more professional blogs of experts with a kazillion times more expertise than I have in my field.)
In any case, I have realized that I become motivated to learn things - and open my eyes to new things - when I get interviewed. Not by professional bloggers or journalists (just in case you were wondering!), but by potential employers. I've actually applied for a few jobs, not because I want to do the job in practice, but because it's a great way to motivate myself to learn and think about something new (and the HR department seems to sense that I'm not as serious candidate most times, and I never get far enough and my scheme to crunch for an interview then fails…).
I've aimed quite (very!) high with my recent applications, and - not surprisingly - haven't made it to many interviews yet. But why not try? At this point, at least, two months into the process of applying. I did get invited to an interview in two weeks for something random, though. I applied for a (low) stipend to "do what you want" for a year. What a strange thing to apply for.
What would you do if you'd have a year to do what you want?
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