I work in IT and I’m pretty good at it. But I don’t feel like it’s what I’d be best at in a perfect world — I’m merely at the optimal intersection of remuneration, training, and my available intelligence and proclivities.

But in a perfect world, what job would I be best at?

Probably these:

1) Script punch-up. I don’t like writing de novo but I do enjoy editing and improving. Doing this to scripts rather than novels etc. plays to my strengths and interests.

2) Sniper. If I can see it, I can hit it.

3) Photographer. I can see the world like the camera does.

Two of those jobs are difficult if not impossible to do professionally unless you are already rich; the other one is ethically compromised even at the best of times, and I won’t be a trained killer for rich people so it’s right out.

But those three I’d be great at, as opposed to my actual job where I am just skilled enough to be in the pack somewhere.