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Out of grad school, I worked as a tech writer for a while before going into computer coding for a living.

My job is such that I get to run new things every day, and I get to run new markets and new technologies. I enjoy that quite a bit.

I've been a software engineer, a novelist, a journalist, and a manager - and managing developers is easily the trickiest thing I've ever done.

I can see myself doing production work and handling projects behind the scenes.

I felt for a long time that this is what I want to do so I'm happy at this point to just take my time and work on projects that I feel strongly about, and the rest of the time just live my life.

As long as I can still be on my own and do my own thing and be working full time, it's great.

I love the idea that I have the power to look for the projects I can put myself into, but I'm still at that level of just being happy to have a job.

So, I am independently well-off and don't have to do anything, but I still do. I write books, lecture around the world, work with scientists and governments.

I love collaborating with people, but I also really love working by myself.