There’s a well-worn saw you will hear more than once if you’re searching for your vocation: “To find your passion, go out into the world and notice what you notice.”
Hoary as that saying is, its on the money. You will naturally be drawn to things that matter to you. Maybe its that you can’t look away from a homeless person. Maybe you stop and peer in the window of upscale furniture shops. Maybe you went to Mexico, and just could leave without buying a jipijapa because the story of how weaving hats is a dying art. All these things could point to a leaning in you that, if followed, could lead you to your calling.
So what does this have to do with del.icio.us? Your del.iciou.us (or spurl, or furl) bookmarks are a record of those things which you have noticed online. I’m inclined to believe that the developers Extisp.icio.us had this in mind. Extisp.icio.us charts your tags, making those with more links blacker, bolder and bigger giving you a nice overview of the kinds of things that you link up most often.
This isn’t a perfect overview of your interests. For example, chances are good that your tags will be skewed towards technology. You can break it yourself if you, like I did, try and come up with more generic tags. But if you haven’t been keeping score up until now, this tool may give you a quick hit insight into your interests that can fuel some deeper searching.