So are you an archivist? I've been considering getting a degree in archival studies but am totally uncertain. My under graduate degree was in History, and I love history but don't want to be a professor, you know?

I'm sorry, Res, I don't mean to hijack a post that's about you and what you should do with your life. I just meant to come in here and say thank you for this post because I'm struggling with these same questions and it helps just to know that I'm not the only one. I'll definitely check that book out. I'm always wary of anything too self-helpy, but I think I need to just get over myself and check it out.