This will sound strange but my dream job would be gardening or groundskeeping. I love the zen peace of building something intimate like that.
That said, if I weren't a programmer I'd probably be a graphic designer, photographer, or architect. In fact I've done all of those. Programming is just more fun and challenging than the other three (in addition to paying better with a better work-life balance).
I have probably 23427 ideas about what I could do besides programming.
I write and draw in my spare time. I never thought I could like programming so much as well. I mean, you can create things with it. I know I'm not entirely skilled yet (I'm getting there), but the process in writing and drawing is similar to programming.
Programming helped a lot with my approach to writing and drawing. I used to not be technical, so I just wrote or drew whatever I wanted and would easily get frustrated with my work. Programming helped me want to improve my work more than toss it aside.
I'm now more open to feedback and I enjoy editing more. When I have someone go over my writing, I would tell them stuff like, "Can you read this sentence again? Does it have a place there? Do you think I could word it differently? Can it read well to people?" And that gets the editors really excited. Same thing for my drawing. I'd draw, and when it doesn't look good to people and myself, I would just draw the parts I was weak in and keep doing it until the critiques are positive.
If life was easy what we wanted then I would always wish to be a child.
Came from an engineering background so I'd like to do some of that too, maybe some physics or something. But I have thought about pro gaming too lol. But it is the thing I'm most interested/invested in right now.
I'm thinking about this pretty often lately. What would I do, if I have to change fields and what would I enjoy the most?
I've been studying human interactions and communication for some time and it fascinates me how we use the same techniques and patterns while communicating to each other and how the body is involved in all that. I started to see the little mimics and gestures others make in different scenarios and situations and how people respond to our verbal and non-verbal signals.
That being said, I would probably chase a realization in the Applied Psychology field. I started programming, because I love solving difficult problems and what better case of difficult problems than the human behavioral issues.
Personally I always had a multitude of intrests.
Physics, Philosophy, Sociology, Antropology, Psychology and History would be my academic tendencies. Writing Books / Poetry, Teaching and / or helping in a kindergarden would be the more social ones. Carpentry, Sculpturing, Musician would be my artsi / crafting choices.
I love programming ;) but than I did not start with that interest and my teachers / professors actually wanted to put me in different programs. Anyhow the only thing I actively pursue on the side is Guitar playing and I am trying to Teach a little.
But yes programming is just 1 thing I like not the only thing, I just happen to be invested in it.
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I found these results pretty fascinating...one out of two people would rather not be actually doing the choice for a career...I'm not sure what it means, but I've always been of the mind set to try to do what you enjoy for a profession, otherwise what's the point (yes, I know $$ could be motivating factor).
I dunno, maybe it's just me, but if I had the choice to do what I wanted for a living, I would pick something I enjoy.