1960 and West Lake Houston ? <| sep |> I dont . I just happen to have a highly mechanical background in both the way I grew up and my education . I was lucky to get hired in my degreed field and I continue to spend a decent chunk of my day learning and adding to my knowledge of how and why things work and interact with the world . I work in pumps . But I enjoy automotive knowledge a lot . One of the things you should learn to accept if you haven ' t already is that you will be wrong a lot in your life . The best way to move forward is to learn how you were wrong and learn what is right so you can apply that theory the next time you encounter a problem . To me , I really do want to excel at one thing , but more importantly to me is knowing how to be passable in everything . This is effectively the basis of the saying heshe is a jack of all trades , but a master of none . There is no shame in this , I can use my expert knowledge in my field and help bring together multiple groups for collaboration . I . e . I don ' t know IT . But I do know enough to do some things and know what is capable of the better qualified . I can discuss and learn enough to lead my IT guy in the direction I want while also changing my own process to help the IT guy do his job .