I've really noticed over the past few months how our generation is becoming less and less articulate. Many job "interviews" these days are started off with a LinkedIn profile or a splash page, instead of the ubiquitous and notorious interview where you are pressed with pointless questions just to test your level of nervousness, to eventually might come back for another interview. Of course, skills to orally express yourself are obviously still extremely important, but other types of skills are becoming just as important.
I'm aware of my own incoherency ever so often, and do try to work on it. I have a few friends that share this oh-so-endearing quality with me, and also share another quality- the ability and passion to write. I'd be the first one to say that I can write a blog post or even an essay faster, better, more efficiently, and with more voice and personality than I could have an in-depth conversation about [insert topic here]. Don't get me wrong, it's not that I'm shy or quiet. That has never been an issue for me. It's not not that I'm anti-social, or boring, or too stuck-up to talk to anyone. I love meeting people and having random conversations. I'm not even insecure about my weakness. It's just that I've grown up--and am still growing up--to become a bit of a tech geek, if you will, who not only feels more natural in front of a keyboard, browsing her feed reader, emailing whilst G-chatting, and editing some HTML, but is good at that digital multi-tasking. So, I love what I'm decent at. Is that a problem? Doesn't seem like it...at least not yet.
No real point to this post, I've just been thinking about it for a while. Thoughts?
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