Keeping productive

I started the day downbeat after yesterday's disappointing news of the gone-then-there-now-gone-again position I was hoping for. It's looking dim at this point. The stock market and my Bank prospects have a lot in common: both are unpredictable and fluctuate wildly.

However, rather than sit around worrying, I'm developing a small web site on the side. It's part of my "Plan B", looking for ways to bring in some side income. My Web skills may not lend themselves to the high-end Java-based monolithic software so in demand, but they are perfectly suited for small-business or Internet applications. The Web is ideal for small investment "proof of concept" trials: if something looks promising you can develop and grow it; if not, just shut it down and move on to something else.

It seems better to be productive and moving forward than to become paralyzed with all that's going on. Even if it washes out, I've learned something. Ala Edison, it's not failure, but learning what doesn't work. (But hopefully it doesn't require 10,000 Edison-like "non-failures" before something works.)

Meanwhile, with luck, starting tomorrow I'll be able to access the Bank's internal career search system for the first time since April 30th.