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Do Geeks Have a Tendency Towards Neophile Personality?

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A neophile is a person who is said to possess a personality characterized by a strong liking for novelty as opposed to tradition as well as repetitive and routinary actions.  People with this personality are also said to be easily bored and can develop an obsession for something in the desire to achieve novelty.  Neophiles are able to adapt easily to change even of the extreme variant.

Although geeky behavior is not synonymous to neophile personality, some people insist on the connection.  Others are ready to concede to the association but only in so far as forward or advanced thinking.  This is seen as a positive trait since forward thinking usually results to innovation and development.

Computer geeks appear to have the nearest appropriation of neophile characteristic.  This is one of the reasons being pointed to for the rapid change and progress in the computer industry.  This is not actually a far-fetched idea considering how fast changes are happening on the technological world.  Without such trait, people would have no frequent updates and modifications in techy products to look forward to.

The creation of something new incites so much excitement among neophiles and it is easy to imagine computer geeks having the same excitement whenever they are able to produce something new from their efforts.  Every new discovery is prompted by a desire for something different and better.  It is sort of similar to the adage that says “Necessity is the Mother of Invention”.  It comes with a twist however since the more applicable saying would probably be “Desire for Novelty is the Mother of Rapidly-Changing Technologies”. For the positive consequences of their serious intent for discovery, computer geeks deserve commendation.

The Ultimate Computer Geek

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Being a computer geek is not at all a bad thing.  In fact, it can be the best thing for anyone who has always found joy in working with computers since the ultimate computer geek has what it takes to develop a successful career based on his interest.  Computers have become part of everyday life that it is impossible not to find productive use of the knowledge and abilities of  a certified computer geek.

Geeks are often associated with unattractive fascinations and working with computers  for a time fell under such category.  Tinkering with computers requires much use of the brain that it was an automatic perception that those who are into it have probably nothing better to do than study.  Association with computers became a much derided preoccupation but that has changed in time.

Qualified knowledge and expertise about computers have opened career doors never before made available to computer geeks.  Whereas before, computer experts will be confined in such predictable environments such as schools and research laboratories, they are now mingling freely in the corporate world.  Whereas before, they fell into the stereotype of bespectacled, disheveled, and unattractive personalities, the computer geeks of today can be as attractive as anyone else, with or without their spectacles on.

Computer geeks are now known as computer experts, people who command respect and their own following  because of their contributions to society.  When they talk, many listen because what they need to say usually affects everyone who are using computers.  The ultimate computer geek is now given the opportunity to speak with authority.