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people overcomplicate career advice: find something you're passionate about
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Date: May 15th, 2018 10:39 AM Author: blathering odious public bath 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. |
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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:47 PM Author: charcoal gaped rehab >you need to find something that really STIMulates you (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105862) |
Date: May 22nd, 2018 12:54 PM Author: blathering odious public bath (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: Stirring peach toaster state 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: Confused shrine 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: greedy exhilarant trailer park circlehead 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: Alcoholic Razzmatazz Gay Wizard 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: Pale Trip Death Wish 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: Confused shrine 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: Kink-friendly drab brethren stead 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: Confused shrine it's relative. tell most americans one guy can make 80k doing anything and they'd be ecstatic.
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Date: May 22nd, 2018 11:10 PM Author: floppy french orchestra pit 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: slate appetizing locus 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: Confused shrine 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: passionate church marketing idea 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: thriller amethyst liquid oxygen 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: Titillating Round Eye 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: charcoal gaped rehab (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: Kink-friendly drab brethren stead 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: Carmine Outnumbered Crackhouse 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: 180 Base 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: blathering odious public bath (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: thriller amethyst liquid oxygen 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: slate appetizing locus "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. |
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Date: May 23rd, 2018 2:28 PM Author: apoplectic abnormal lodge faggot firefighter (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: Mind-boggling Fantasy-prone Background Story 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: Coiffed hospital rigpig 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: Mind-boggling Fantasy-prone Background Story 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: slate appetizing locus 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: dashing effete haunted graveyard 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: slate appetizing locus 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: thriller amethyst liquid oxygen 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: slate appetizing locus 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: thriller amethyst liquid oxygen 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: slate appetizing locus 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: dashing effete haunted graveyard 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...
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Date: May 22nd, 2018 4:14 PM Author: Poppy space ratface (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: slate appetizing locus 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: slate appetizing locus (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: Coiffed hospital rigpig 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: pungent sanctuary *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: Cowardly hyperventilating french chef 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: slate appetizing locus (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: ocher duck-like station patrolman 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 |
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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:39 PM Author: thriller amethyst liquid oxygen /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: Coiffed hospital rigpig 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: ocher duck-like station patrolman 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: Concupiscible Crotch 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: Titillating Round Eye (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: Concupiscible Crotch (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: Concupiscible Crotch 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: laughsome cordovan gaping i love watching sports, lifting weights, drinking beer and poasting on xo. what job fits this description that can support a comfortable lifestyle?
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Date: May 23rd, 2018 1:22 PM Author: Mind-boggling Fantasy-prone Background Story 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: passionate church marketing idea 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: cerebral nibblets office 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: blathering odious public bath (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36112737) |