It seems that at some point you reach such a high level intelligence that you have no social skills. I'd rather be less intelligent and be able to communicate.
They are the two best lines ever
See, apart from the "nerdy, geeky, pocket-protecor wearing individual", Actuary's like yourself have a great sense of humour (yes that is how we spell humour).
Sorry, just pulling your leg about the Actuary part.
But I have found the same thing. With work and being in a R for so long, your social skills do become rusty. With time, you will get it back, and will be a social butterfly.
I have also concentrated on work whilst going through my nightmare. It is great that you enjoy it so much.
I work for an organisation attached to the AG's department that work on Counter Terrorism related issues. We keep an eye out for the "True Believers" that want to harm our way of life. We do quite a bit of travelling, mainly interstate (Melbourne, Perth, Canberra and Brisbane), and our head office is in Sydney.
This was one of my W's concerns with my job, the travel and the high risk.
