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Self education and turning it into a potential career

Have you ever seen vivisection taking place,if you want to work in a laboratory you would have to become dehumanised ,as experimenting on live animals causes them terrible pain .
You may also suffer threats from antivivisectionists hope this helps
 
Clintpauljohnson said:
Animals?

If the human subject being worked on, and after explaining the risks, allowed me to, then I would be open to experimenting on them.
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Not sure what you mean - but what I am saying is if you are interested in neuro, you'd need to decide if you are interested in research or in being a doctor (neurologist). If you are interested in being a scientific researcher, you'd need to narrow it down to animal research vs. clinical research (with humans). Then see what qualifications you would need for either - sometimes you need an MD to get far in clinical research.

Qualifications are a good place to start to narrow things down as well - which ones you have, which ones you can realistically get. But really, the fields you are describing can involve work that is vastly different - from being an engineer for the military industrial complex field vs. a doctor involved in clinical research, vs. a policy analyst. I say look at your qualifications, or which ones you can realistically get, and your skillset/personality. My personal opinion is that it is far less about figuring out your dream topic - it's far more about figuring the ideal practical job situation in which you can perform at your best - you need to perform well enough to standard to be competitive in order to get and keep your job and not burn out. And that comes back to the day to day aspects of these fields being very different - that should factor into narrowing down the choices - you can research "a day in the life" of various careers to see what it's like.
 
There are options for people who don't have advanced degrees or credentials in a specific field. One thing they can do is "borrow" the expertise of others by writing a book. Here's how: interview people who are experts in this field and then build the narrative of your book around their quotes. The best part about doing this is that once you have published a book you could be considered an expert.
 
Clintpauljohnson said:
I like their style.

I would like to set up something similar in western countries geared towards what I am going through.
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Here's another, though it's primarily a legal operation functioning only within the US. Though with a similar agenda. Makes me wonder how many may be on their payroll who do not have a professional background:

Southern Poverty Law Center

Does Canada presently have any such equivalents?
 
What are you actually good at doing? What skills can you perform highly successfully, efficiently, consistently, to the payer's standards? The sky's the limit when you're just exploring dream jobs by interest. It gets much, much narrower when you focus on a) what you can actually do competitively and b) what is available. For most people, finding a career is a lot less about shooting for a particular star they find intriguing (which usually more the domain of personal study, blogging/writing, or hobbies/volunteer work) than it is finding which niche you will be allowed into by the gatekeepers there based on your qualifications.
 
Judge said:
Here's another, though it's primarily a legal operation functioning only within the US. Though with a similar agenda. Makes me wonder how many may be on their payroll who do not have a professional background:

Southern Poverty Law Center

Does Canada presently have any such equivalents?
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Not sure? But I am leaning towards setting something up called CSIS Canadian special intelligence service. May have something to do with neuroethics?
 
Ambi said:
What are you actually good at doing? What skills can you perform highly successfully, efficiently, consistently, to the payer's standards? The sky's the limit when you're just exploring dream jobs by interest. It gets much, much narrower when you focus on a) what you can actually do competitively and b) what is available. For most people, finding a career is a lot less about shooting for a particular star they find intriguing (which usually more the domain of personal study, blogging/writing, or hobbies/volunteer work) than it is finding which niche you will be allowed into by the gatekeepers there based on your qualifications.
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I would like to do something for free, geared towards my interests, until I get enough experience to get paid one day. If such an opening exists?
 
Clintpauljohnson said:
I would like to do something for free, geared towards my interests, until I get enough experience to get paid one day. If such an opening exists?
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You didn't answer my question. You basically just said that you want to do something that you like until you gain enough skills to be paid for it. So my *guess* is that you do not have any skills or experience yet.

I think you really need to get a career/skills assessment, you can do one online or get a workbook from Amazon. Then look at the career suggestions that show up, and research them yourself. Research "a day in the life", and what educational requirements there are. Then get the education you need to get the career you want. The interests on your list are not professional fields you can get into via a totally unskilled, unpaid volunteer experience. On the other hand, you could always blog about your interests for free.
 
This is why I want to set something up called: Canadian Secret Intelligence Society. And do it for free untill I get enough support from like minded individuals.
 
Clintpauljohnson said:
This is why I want to set something up called: Canadian Secret Intelligence Society. And do it for free untill I get enough support from like minded individuals.
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Using words like "secret or intelligence" can have some seriously negative connotations. Especially in democratic societies these days whether in the public- or private sector.
 
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Hope you won't take any offense to what I am about to write, I don't mean any, but isn't that what those guys on the X-files did, The Lone Gunman or whatever they were? That's what it sounds like you are looking to do.
 
Clintpauljohnson said:
This is why I want to set something up called: Canadian Secret Intelligence Society. And do it for free untill I get enough support from like minded individuals.
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I'd go for something more practical than this if I were you. You've already listed some good options in the first post, now you just need to take the steps to reach your goals (something I should be doing too :)).
 
Beguiling Orbit said:
There are options for people who don't have advanced degrees or credentials in a specific field. One thing they can do is "borrow" the expertise of others by writing a book. Here's how: interview people who are experts in this field and then build the narrative of your book around their quotes. The best part about doing this is that once you have published a book you could be considered an expert.
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Those that know the work and can do the work excel at it.
Those that know the work but can't do the work teach others how.
Those that can do neither parts of a task often write the how to books about it :D
 
tree said:
What would be the purpose of this society?
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To convince certain people in high places, that people with so called, mental illness may not be as crazy as others say they are. I use to laugh in my head at mentally ill people when I was younger all the while taking them slightly seriously. Now most of what they said is coming to be known as fact.
 
Clintpauljohnson said:
To convince certain people in high places, that people with so called, mental illness may not be as crazy as others say they are. I use to laugh in my head at mentally ill people when I was younger all the while taking them slightly seriously. Now most of what they said is coming to be known as fact.
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To convince people in high places, you have to have expertise in that area. Do you have credentials that make you an expert? If not, then you need to get them. Otherwise, you won't be able to convince anyone that you are an expert.
 
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