Did you see the piece in the New York Times about people moving out of desk jobs and into blue-collar “trade” jobs?

Apparently, it’s a thing.

Apparently, folks are disenchanted with jobs that show no tangible results at the end of the day. They’re tired of being penned in cramped cubicles, hunching over keyboards and squinting into monitors, producing products they may only half understand.

Ain’t it refreshing to see what used to be called Good Honest Labor–i.e., building things and fixing things–coming back into style? (Note: See stunning success of book, “Shop Class as Soulcraft.”) Too long have high school graduates been force fed the same one-size-fits-all-advice: Go To College And Get A Desk Job. So it’s kinda nice that maybe this is changing.

And you know what? Even if it’s not, you, little old you, can still do what you want to do. You can still choose work that satisfies you, that pleases you and fulfills you, that makes you happy, whether it’s in an office, kitchen, or factory.

Of course, it may take a while to find the work that to you is “good” work. Still looking? Or, worse, you don’t know how to look? As a start, try asking yourself–and answering!–these questions. And have fun.

1. If I won the lottery, or found out I had only a year to live, what would I do?
2. What did I want to be when I was a kid?
3. What makes me lose track of time?
4. What fills me with energy?
5. What kind of magazines, books, websites, and television shows attract me? And, why?
6. Who is living a life I envy? How could I be more like them? Could I go talk to them, find out how they did it?