Do we know any nerds or those that speak geek?
A nerd needs a project because a nerd builds stuff. All the time. Those lulls in the conversation over dinner? That’s the nerd working on his project in his head.
Understand your nerd’s relation to the computer. Nerds know how a computer works. They intimately know how a computer works. When you ask a nerd, “When I click this, it takes awhile for the thing to show up. Do you know what’s wrong?” they know what’s wrong. A nerd has a mental model of the hardware and the software in his head.
Your nerd has control issues.
Your nerd has built himself a cave . The Cave is designed to allow your nerd to do his favorite thing, which is working on the project.
Your nerd loves toys and puzzles. The joy your nerd finds in his project is one of problem solving and discovery.
Nerds are funny. Humor is an intellectual puzzle, “How can this particular set of esoteric trivia be constructed to maximize hilarity as quickly as possible?” Your nerd listens hard to recognize humor potential and when he hears it, he furiously scours his mind to find relevant content from his experience so he can get the funny out as quickly as possible.
Your nerd has an amazing appetite for information.
Your nerd might come off as not liking people.
Advanced Nerd Tweakage. If you’re still reading, then I’m thinking that your nerd is worth keeping. Even though he’s apt to vanish for hours, has a strange sense of humor, doesn’t like you touching his stuff, and often doesn’t listen when you’re talking directly at him, he’s a keeper.
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