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people overcomplicate career advice: find something you're passionate about

you hear this over and over from various sources you need...
ruby nursing home twinkling uncleanness
  05/15/18
>you need to find something that really STIMulates you
Indigo National
  05/22/18
...
ruby nursing home twinkling uncleanness
  05/22/18
i don't love anything. i want to die
burgundy whorehouse
  05/22/18
mortuary sciences never going away.
Crawly Jew Sweet Tailpipe
  05/22/18
jerold
pearly aggressive principal's office
  05/22/18
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/79/ca/33/79ca332c8f764c8155e7...
comical magenta multi-billionaire
  05/22/18
Better advice is to do what you're really good at and you wi...
Boyish knife
  05/22/18
subtle, but important, difference.
Crawly Jew Sweet Tailpipe
  05/22/18
It doesn’t play out in real life like that though. This assu...
Charismatic Community Account
  05/22/18
it's relative. tell most americans one guy can make 80k doi...
Crawly Jew Sweet Tailpipe
  05/22/18
I'd kill for 80k right now
flirting slap-happy stage
  05/22/18
Seriously?
exhilarant chapel corn cake
  05/22/18
i make less than that. i support a SAHM and a house with it...
Crawly Jew Sweet Tailpipe
  05/22/18
I'm really good at reading, writing, and arguing. any though...
Obsidian institution useless brakes
  05/22/18
There are Schools for people like you!
Lavender Bat Shit Crazy Senate
  05/22/18
Centers too
Razzle-dazzle university
  05/22/18
...
Indigo National
  05/22/18
Why spend all your time doing something you’re “good at” if ...
Charismatic Community Account
  05/22/18
The Johns on I-87 refer to his boistinker as their “little p...
nofapping immigrant
  05/22/18
Cr
Buff Round Eye Location
  05/22/18
...
ruby nursing home twinkling uncleanness
  05/22/18
I'm passionate about making money. Any advice?
Lavender Bat Shit Crazy Senate
  05/22/18
"all of the most successful people in the world are doi...
exhilarant chapel corn cake
  05/22/18
...
Slippery frum address mad cow disease
  05/23/18
ljl at this flame. It's true that some very successful peop...
beady-eyed forum generalized bond
  05/22/18
Would you trade your current six-fig law gig for $92k at a j...
Mind-boggling market sound barrier
  05/22/18
Sure, but a job I'd love isn't available. I mean, in theory...
beady-eyed forum generalized bond
  05/22/18
I'd keep current job.
exhilarant chapel corn cake
  05/22/18
Very sad.
mustard indian lodge
  05/22/18
I like my job and it pays like 2.5x that.
exhilarant chapel corn cake
  05/22/18
You would not like your job if it paid <$100k
Lavender Bat Shit Crazy Senate
  05/22/18
Honestly, I wouldn't like any job that paid less than $100k....
exhilarant chapel corn cake
  05/22/18
I guess it would depend on where I am in my life, where I li...
Lavender Bat Shit Crazy Senate
  05/22/18
I agree. That setup is ideal if you're basically retired an...
exhilarant chapel corn cake
  05/22/18
Again, very sad. Doesn’t your wife make over 200k, 290k HHI ...
mustard indian lodge
  05/22/18
...
Zippy sticky locus
  05/22/18
No way would I let my wife actually work and earn twice the ...
exhilarant chapel corn cake
  05/22/18
...
exhilarant chapel corn cake
  05/22/18
Pornstar Asa Akira recently told Christian XXX, “Love what l...
Mind-boggling market sound barrier
  05/22/18
*biglaw partner stealing this anecdote to motivate summer as...
Impertinent marvelous idea he suggested
  05/23/18
this is terrible advice
Apoplectic Drab Police Squad Tanning Salon
  05/22/18
...
exhilarant chapel corn cake
  05/22/18
i agree you should do what you love, but few people can mone...
stimulating pungent internal respiration depressive
  05/22/18
/thread
Lavender Bat Shit Crazy Senate
  05/22/18
It’s like male porn stars, they’re all sex addicts but some ...
Mind-boggling market sound barrier
  05/22/18
this isn't exactly what i had in mind
stimulating pungent internal respiration depressive
  05/22/18
lol
Arousing outnumbered meetinghouse
  05/22/18
...
Razzle-dazzle university
  05/22/18
...
Arousing outnumbered meetinghouse
  05/22/18
people oversimplify passion
Arousing outnumbered meetinghouse
  05/22/18
i love watching sports, lifting weights, drinking beer and p...
stirring mahogany pozpig space
  05/22/18
Sounds like you should be a trust fund bro.
beady-eyed forum generalized bond
  05/23/18
minor league baseball coach
Obsidian institution useless brakes
  05/23/18
Lotta people passionate about retail and serving.
Wonderful Low-t Pit Wrinkle
  05/23/18
...
ruby nursing home twinkling uncleanness
  05/23/18


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Date: May 15th, 2018 10:39 AM
Author: ruby nursing home twinkling uncleanness

you hear this over and over from various sources

you need to find something that really stimulates you.

all of the most successful people in the world are doing things that they love.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36054302)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:47 PM
Author: Indigo National

>you need to find something that really STIMulates you

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105862)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 12:54 PM
Author: ruby nursing home twinkling uncleanness



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36104906)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 12:55 PM
Author: burgundy whorehouse

i don't love anything. i want to die

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36104911)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 12:56 PM
Author: Crawly Jew Sweet Tailpipe

mortuary sciences never going away.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36104922)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 12:56 PM
Author: pearly aggressive principal's office

jerold

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36104926)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:05 PM
Author: comical magenta multi-billionaire

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/79/ca/33/79ca332c8f764c8155e74e4678da3abc.gif

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105592)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 12:57 PM
Author: Boyish knife

Better advice is to do what you're really good at and you will accumulate advantages overtime and be rewarded well.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36104935)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 1:06 PM
Author: Crawly Jew Sweet Tailpipe

subtle, but important, difference.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36104998)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 1:17 PM
Author: Charismatic Community Account

It doesn’t play out in real life like that though. This assumes people are consistently rewarded for good work, that’s not always true. I know plenty of adept coders making $80k in some basement

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105077)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:29 PM
Author: Crawly Jew Sweet Tailpipe

it's relative. tell most americans one guy can make 80k doing anything and they'd be ecstatic.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105748)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 11:10 PM
Author: flirting slap-happy stage

I'd kill for 80k right now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36109111)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 11:10 PM
Author: exhilarant chapel corn cake

Seriously?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36109115)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 11:30 PM
Author: Crawly Jew Sweet Tailpipe

i make less than that. i support a SAHM and a house with it. tight AF, but we make it by. i am, however, punching below my weight by choice and looking to move into a more lucrative position later I hope.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36109256)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 1:13 PM
Author: Obsidian institution useless brakes

I'm really good at reading, writing, and arguing. any thoughts on a fulfilling and lucrative career?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105052)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 1:59 PM
Author: Lavender Bat Shit Crazy Senate

There are Schools for people like you!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105536)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:00 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle university

Centers too

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105544)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:46 PM
Author: Indigo National



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105856)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 1:15 PM
Author: Charismatic Community Account

Why spend all your time doing something you’re “good at” if you hate it? Peterman’s good at getting fucked in the ass by truckers, doesn’t mean he should make a career out of it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105067)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:04 PM
Author: nofapping immigrant

The Johns on I-87 refer to his boistinker as their “little passion project” though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105587)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 4:17 PM
Author: Buff Round Eye Location

Cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36106422)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 1:59 PM
Author: ruby nursing home twinkling uncleanness



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105526)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:00 PM
Author: Lavender Bat Shit Crazy Senate

I'm passionate about making money. Any advice?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105543)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:01 PM
Author: exhilarant chapel corn cake

"all of the most successful people in the world are doing things that they love"

99% of the population have nothing in common with "the most successful people in the world." Seriously.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105550)



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Date: May 23rd, 2018 2:28 PM
Author: Slippery frum address mad cow disease



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36112761)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:01 PM
Author: beady-eyed forum generalized bond

ljl at this flame. It's true that some very successful people are doing something they're passionate about, but there's also very "passionate" stand-up comedians making $15K a year (plus a free drink per performance). There are also some very successful people who don't give a shit about their jobs. "Do something you're PASSIONATE about" is an adult version of Santa Claus-- it's just a nice story about getting rewarded for virtue, but the presents you receive aren't actually controlled by some fat guy performing surveillance operations jfc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105551)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:04 PM
Author: Mind-boggling market sound barrier

Would you trade your current six-fig law gig for $92k at a job you loved?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105581)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:09 PM
Author: beady-eyed forum generalized bond

Sure, but a job I'd love isn't available. I mean, in theory if I could get $92K streaming video games then I would gladly do that instead of being a lawfag. But there are very few streamers who make any money at all, let alone close to six figures. There are probably fewer than a million people in the world who can claim that they truly love their job. Banking on becoming one of them because a few high profile people are workaholics who really do love their job is crazy talk, no different than buying lottery tickets because you read about somebody who bought a lottery ticket and won.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105623)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:15 PM
Author: exhilarant chapel corn cake

I'd keep current job.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105660)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:26 PM
Author: mustard indian lodge

Very sad.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105729)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:27 PM
Author: exhilarant chapel corn cake

I like my job and it pays like 2.5x that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105733)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:28 PM
Author: Lavender Bat Shit Crazy Senate

You would not like your job if it paid <$100k

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105741)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:32 PM
Author: exhilarant chapel corn cake

Honestly, I wouldn't like any job that paid less than $100k.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105762)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:34 PM
Author: Lavender Bat Shit Crazy Senate

I guess it would depend on where I am in my life, where I live, kids, etc. At this point in my life, I agree with you in that I would not take any job <$100k

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105776)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:39 PM
Author: exhilarant chapel corn cake

I agree. That setup is ideal if you're basically retired and riding it out into the sunset. At this stage in my life it is a no-go.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105817)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:50 PM
Author: mustard indian lodge

Again, very sad. Doesn’t your wife make over 200k, 290k HHI wouldn’t be enough to pursue a passions. Or would you feel intimidated with wife making that much more

Also, lol at liking the actual day to day of compliance. I’m there now. It’s fine, but tolerable is more what it is...



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105879)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 4:14 PM
Author: Zippy sticky locus



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36106395)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 11:03 PM
Author: exhilarant chapel corn cake

No way would I let my wife actually work and earn twice the salary while I basically dicked around all day. Also, $290k HHI is meh. $400k+ is much better.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36109061)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:15 PM
Author: exhilarant chapel corn cake



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105657)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:02 PM
Author: Mind-boggling market sound barrier

Pornstar Asa Akira recently told Christian XXX, “Love what loves you back.” This was in response to his decision to focus on tranny-fucking because it makes the most money, but it’s applicable to anyone.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105570)



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Date: May 23rd, 2018 1:33 PM
Author: Impertinent marvelous idea he suggested

*biglaw partner stealing this anecdote to motivate summer associates

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36112295)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:03 PM
Author: Apoplectic Drab Police Squad Tanning Salon

this is terrible advice

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105571)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:28 PM
Author: exhilarant chapel corn cake



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105742)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:36 PM
Author: stimulating pungent internal respiration depressive

i agree you should do what you love, but few people can monetize what they love, and even fewer can monetize what they love at a rate that suits their desired standard of living

to the extent that there's a gap between how much you can make doing what you love and how much you feel you need to earn to feel fulfilled in life, you can close it by (a) reexamining your values and seeing if you can't further cut costs and expenses down to the essentials and/or (b) choosing a career with the best effort-to-earnings ratio (i.e., the optimal balance between what you're good at and what pays well).

loving your job can make you better at it if it makes you more engaged and results in better work product, but you don't need to love something to be efficient / effective at it.

the point of all this is to optimize for free time and earnings, so that you can dedicate as much of your free time as possible to doing what you love without falling below your minimum standard of living

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105797)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:39 PM
Author: Lavender Bat Shit Crazy Senate

/thread

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105815)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 4:13 PM
Author: Mind-boggling market sound barrier

It’s like male porn stars, they’re all sex addicts but some of them hate women and some of them worship women.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36106388)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 4:29 PM
Author: stimulating pungent internal respiration depressive

this isn't exactly what i had in mind

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36106522)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 11:12 PM
Author: Arousing outnumbered meetinghouse

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36109132)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 4:18 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle university



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36106430)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 11:12 PM
Author: Arousing outnumbered meetinghouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36109133)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 11:09 PM
Author: Arousing outnumbered meetinghouse

people oversimplify passion

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36109101)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 11:33 PM
Author: stirring mahogany pozpig space

i love watching sports, lifting weights, drinking beer and poasting on xo. what job fits this description that can support a comfortable lifestyle?



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36109275)



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Date: May 23rd, 2018 1:22 PM
Author: beady-eyed forum generalized bond

Sounds like you should be a trust fund bro.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36112221)



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Date: May 23rd, 2018 2:40 PM
Author: Obsidian institution useless brakes

minor league baseball coach

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36112831)



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Date: May 23rd, 2018 1:36 PM
Author: Wonderful Low-t Pit Wrinkle

Lotta people passionate about retail and serving.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36112314)



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Date: May 23rd, 2018 2:25 PM
Author: ruby nursing home twinkling uncleanness



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36112737)