Well, apparently I'm not such an idiot after all, nor have some others lived "down" to my expectations. In any case, at least I still speak my second and third languages well enough, so no snag there. Plenty of other issues though... chief among them being that the wheels of bureaucracy seem to lubricate themselves with superglue. I do not presume to be able to judge what good progress means to those mentioned above, because I actually do have a rough idea about what it's like to be immured in files. So now we wait.
In the mean time (and on a side-note) I'll tell you about how I've come to realise that my often-scorned work ethic would fit many difficult situations. Every unimaginative self-help book and every dull job offer says you should be self-motivated, without any sense of how this term has been abused into meaning self-centred arrogance. I'd say your self-motivation should spring from a keen consciousness of how common success depends on your performance. Doing a good job should be part of who you are, and it shouldn't mean a total disregard of outside considerations or input, because such input is key in raising awareness of the impact of your work. It's just a nuance, but it can make all the difference, if anyone cares that is...
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