Opinion: What do YOU think is the need of the hour for recent grad aspiring analog?

[rfanalogy]

I know, we have Jim William's infamous The Art of Analog Design. Or knowing Gray and Meyer or having Razavi in and out.

My question goes beyond all this - I feel I have lost that passion - the one I used to have that kept me awake for 18 hours, working on circuits.

Sorry for an off-topic question, but I would be delighted if someone has any suggestions or ways to re-engage in designing circuits.

Thanks.

 

[BradtheRad]

We've had these dazzling commercial consumer devices around (computers, smart phones, etc.). There was a time when things didn't change so fast, and electronic items were less sophisticated, so that we could gain sufficient knowledge to repair/ modify/ build them.

Do you lean toward practical projects? There is a continual need for power production and conversion. Do you have a backup power supply?

Do you like projects with 'wow' factor? Example, a stroboscope made from a bright white led?

Do you own a house? Are there electronic projects that would bring better comfort, lighting, automation, tv reception, emergency preparedness, etc?

 

[123jack]

How about something tangental to your listed fields ... ?
You rf skills could be useful almost anywhere these days.
I've been asked to provide info on some pretty wild stuff of late
Power generation is a growing field - I suspect the electric supply
design will be changing over the coming decades too. There
are opportunities there. Just this morning I saw an autonomous farm
tractor - nothing for you there you may think - but this one
drives to an accuracy of just 1 inch using GPS and a bank
of rf correction devices (I forget what the OS survey people called them)
My guess is there's a lot of potential elsewhere for that tech.

With good RF skills and a bit of creativity the opportunities seem pretty endless to me.