BlueScreen
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I have a background in electrical engineering and physics, but find most jobs include sitting at a computer all day. I changed to be a patent attorney but still sit at a computer most of the day.
What are some good jobs in similar fields where I could escape the office and the computer, but still solve challenging problems?
I don't mind using a computer as a tool, so outdoor sciences with analysis might be okay. Just not things where the standard is: provide computer and office, employee sits at computer and works.
I love science and problem solving to the point where I could play around solving maths problems all day on paper. I like finding new solutions to things. I'm strong theoretically to the point where most bosses don't expect me to make any theoretical mistakes and ask me for the reason I chose a solution if they disagree. I'm also really patient with practical problem solving compared to most and good with my hands in the sense of fixing complicated things. This makes me thing science and engineering aren't the wrong fields. I actually feel I have a lot to offer in them.
However, I just can't do offices (maybe an ENFP thing) and using screens that much gives me headaches. As an extrovert and creative thinker, an office feels like people put me in a place with no stimulus, expect me to work on device that gives me headaches and keeps my mind out of reflective deep thinking, then ask me to perform at my best. I actually feel like a different person when I escape for a few weeks and the effects of it wear off, so I'm guessing it probably is stressing my body a bit doing it. Just what to do instead.
What are some good jobs in similar fields where I could escape the office and the computer, but still solve challenging problems?
I don't mind using a computer as a tool, so outdoor sciences with analysis might be okay. Just not things where the standard is: provide computer and office, employee sits at computer and works.
I love science and problem solving to the point where I could play around solving maths problems all day on paper. I like finding new solutions to things. I'm strong theoretically to the point where most bosses don't expect me to make any theoretical mistakes and ask me for the reason I chose a solution if they disagree. I'm also really patient with practical problem solving compared to most and good with my hands in the sense of fixing complicated things. This makes me thing science and engineering aren't the wrong fields. I actually feel I have a lot to offer in them.
However, I just can't do offices (maybe an ENFP thing) and using screens that much gives me headaches. As an extrovert and creative thinker, an office feels like people put me in a place with no stimulus, expect me to work on device that gives me headaches and keeps my mind out of reflective deep thinking, then ask me to perform at my best. I actually feel like a different person when I escape for a few weeks and the effects of it wear off, so I'm guessing it probably is stressing my body a bit doing it. Just what to do instead.