mean anything at all. It’s not exactly the kind of job six-year-olds are naming for the “What do you want to be when you grow up?” question. It’s not even the kind of job precocious 26-year-olds are gunning for. Most people who hear the title don’t really know what I did. (Though they know enough to be impressed—especially if you say it kind of loudly, while raising your eyebrows and making a big gesture.) Jobs like this—the kind of job of which there are many, the kind that are definitely good but that no one teaches you to want—are found only with an open mind and a willingness to do your
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