Encapsulation is powerful. With it we have been able to overcome many limitations, like the one faced by those who sought to design an “Internet” that could support links between internetworks operating on different protocols. Loosely defined in my mind as this concept of packing a larger body of data within a smaller one, I applied it to the problem that was posed to me by the 150 character limit. At the risk of coming off as pretentious I did it anyways because I found that I could not appropriately describe myself as unique. Quite simply because I do not think of myself as unique.

I am the same as any other person of integrity and strong work ethics. We are at times obsessive. Our reward is not a grade on an exam but seeing a system that wasn’t working before, working after we have done our due diligence in understanding the problem. We strive to better ourselves both personally and professionally. We don’t stick to cookie-cutter outlines of study material given to us by a school. We look to the Internet to find the best source of information in order to gain a better understanding of a concept.

I operate this way not because I see it as a quick way to success or because it has proven successful for others in the past, but because it is who I am at the core. I realize that this is probably not a manner in which others typically behave, but this motivation works for me and drives my continued personal success. Perhaps that in and of itself makes me unique.