majorbloodnock (7/2/2009)

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I also happen to be a first aider...

majorbloodnock (7/2/2009)

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One of the points in the article that rang most bells, though, was the last paragraph; the point about eccentrics having the confidence to be themselves. DBAs are often called to work outside their "comfort zone", and that calls for a confidence not in your existing bank of knowledge but of your ability to assimilate new knowledge on the fly. That's a pretty high degree of self confidence, whether you're eccentric or not, and I can't help but believe those who can become "comfortable" outside their "comfort zone" will be less susceptible to the adverse effects of stress.