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"Do what you love" "Work that you enjoy" -- this is flame right?
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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:36 AM Author: Aromatic Purple Party Of The First Part (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792119) |
Date: May 30th, 2012 11:38 AM Author: vengeful telephone yes. anyone who "loves" paying work is a nut. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792127) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:43 AM Author: Aromatic Purple Party Of The First Part So the real game is making yourself like something as much as possible even though it is generally displeasurable, right? By focusing on those good moments, conditioning yourself to be a good wheel hamster, bright side attitude, etc.
It's not about what you actually choose as a career, it's how you think about it. |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:46 AM Author: Transparent resort (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792173) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:47 AM Author: ultramarine public bath corn cake pretty much (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792175) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:47 AM Author: Glittery Green Hominid Boltzmann Holy shit you cannot be serious. Self-deluding coping mechanism to numb yourself from the mediocrity of your shitty job? JFC, no. You should try and find something you enjoy/love doing day in-day out. Just because that concept is laughable to most people doesn't mean you just resign yourself to their life of unfulfilled settling. What a depressing exchange. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792176) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:48 AM Author: jade lettuce Spoken like a non-lawyer. What's your secret? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792182) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:51 AM Author: Glittery Green Hominid Boltzmann Well for one, don't be a lawyer unless you're approaching it 1000MPH with the ferocity of an ambitious go-getter fulfilling a childhood dream.
If you're already a lawyer, then I would invest a considerable amount of time figuring out what kind of lifestyle you want. Work backwards from there and figure out what kind of business happily lends itself to that lifestyle. Then figure out the necessary steps to get there. You'll probably have to save a lot of money and figure out something either entrepreneurial (e.g. former lawyers who own brick n mortar ski shops, surf shops, taco trucks etc., ) or something on the business side that you can finagle your way into. |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:56 AM Author: Aromatic Purple Party Of The First Part Everyone is ambitious like that when they are applying to law school. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792241) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:09 PM Author: Spruce jew circlehead Greetings, U mad I'm a lawyer who loves his job with the force of a thousand suns? It could only be better if we were more famous and therefore if I have to jump ship when my wife finishes residency I'd have a name brand on my resume. |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:48 AM Author: Self-absorbed forum affirmative action ty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792188) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:56 AM Author: jade lettuce not everyone's a hot WOC who can get it whenever. some people need money + status to get love (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792237) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:58 AM Author: Aromatic Purple Party Of The First Part I can and did get love when broke. The problem is having a few material possessions and supporting kids and what is best for them (e.g. a full time mom when young). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792252) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:59 AM Author: jade lettuce I'm guessing you played high school football. Some of us are still paying for mistakes made when we were 14. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792259) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:00 PM Author: Aromatic Purple Party Of The First Part True, I did play HS football. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792266) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:01 PM Author: jade lettuce cot damn (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792268) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:01 PM Author: Aromatic Purple Party Of The First Part So maybe the moral is that I should be an NFL player? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792269) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:03 PM Author: jade lettuce No, I'm just doing data gathering for a study. My hypothesis is that only guys who played high school football can get girlfriends. Everyone else is SOL. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792273) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:10 PM Author: Spruce jew circlehead Greetings, I played small town TX football (among other sports because it's possible to letter in multiple sports in small towns here) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:55 AM Author: Aromatic Purple Party Of The First Part I don't know man. What do you do? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792234) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:02 PM Author: twinkling temple old irish cottage Yep. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792271) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:48 AM Author: indigo pungent half-breed psychic I'd settle for interesting work. I want to at least be entertained by the absurdity of it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792186) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:49 AM Author: Narrow-minded karate I don't think it's flame. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792192) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:58 AM Author: iridescent anal preventive strike i'm doing gangland criminal defense AT THIS VERY MOMENT and even that gets dull. all working just sucks mah nutz (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792254) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:00 PM Author: Narrow-minded karate I think if people reconsidered what's important in life, they could find a way to work very little and maximize enjoyment. Unfortunately, what we value often costs so much that we are required to work more and at jobs we don't necessarily love. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792264) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:11 PM Author: iridescent anal preventive strike truf (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792312) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:17 PM Author: Narrow-minded karate I often dream of a little house with super rustic/country design and a really nice, abundant garden. Ideally, I'd sell some of my produce, do crafts and sell them, or own a small shop that served pastries and coffee or something.
The rest of my time would be reading, writing, riding my bike, and other super relaxing stuff.
It's a small dream, though.
I wonder if people tend to dream big or small. |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:57 AM Author: submissive location persian anything besides "go to med school" is flame (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792243) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:57 AM Author: shivering crackhouse it's flame for most of the people in the world who are drones. at the very least, though, everyone should aim for working as little as possible. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792245) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:00 PM Author: Razzmatazz Tripping Home (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792263) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:58 AM Author: rambunctious tank sound barrier Not flame. People who can somehow turn their hobbies/passions into a living are the happiest people. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792251) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:00 PM Author: Aromatic Purple Party Of The First Part Ok. What about the idea that it is possible for everyone or even anything more than a tiny number of people to do this? Is that flame? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792262) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:03 PM Author: rambunctious tank sound barrier Yeah, the world needs ditch diggers, etc.
But it doesn't really matter what percentage can do it; it matters whether you can/will do it. |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:00 PM Author: jade lettuce http://paulgraham.com/love.html (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792267) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:07 PM Author: twinkling temple old irish cottage Flame for 99% of people. 1% of people are either born so rich (or marry so rich) that they don't have to work, so their "jobs" can be utter nonsense like "art" or "writing" or whatnot, or they are so talented/lucky that they can turn their hobbies into money makers. Otherwise? We work for a living, that is to make money. We try to do this in a way that is minimally miserable while making maximum money but it all generally sucks. Law? lol. Medicine? Geez. They're all well paying jobs that still, well, suck. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792293) |
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Date: June 22nd, 2012 6:53 PM Author: chest-beating unhinged gunner theatre Working on your passion taints the passion. Even tenured profs don't just get to mentally masturbate to their favorite topic all day: they manage grad students and undergrads, teach classes, write grants--all tedium. Starting to think it's just flame. Best to do something tangentially related and mentally stimulating that's prestigious and pays well, like being a doctor, I guess. |