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user-inactivated  ·  2939 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A Thing Worth Doing

Well, yeah, I mean if we want to get philosophical about it you're absolutely right. I think that's part of the reason why people tell others at a young age to find jobs that involve something they love, it makes work a lot more bearable. On the other end of the spectrum though, I could see myself doing a job I hate for maybe ten years if it paid well enough that I could build up quite a bit of reserve cash. Come ten years and a day though? Bye guys. I'm off to find myself an adventure.

I do agree though. I just recently left a job that paid very well, especially for a person with no college degree, because the stress was just too much. It was wearing me down, starting to affect my marriage, and all the time I was too exhausted from work to really enjoy life on my time off. It was painful and stupid and just not worth it. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.





oyster  ·  2939 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I always found the " find something you love" advice overwhelming when being told it as a teenager. I liked a new thing evey other week and was just figuring out what I wanted to do. I went into school for something I liked at first until I sat there one day realizing the idea of me sitting at a desk all day is laughable. I think any advice is overwhelming at that age though. Now I'll tell people to figure out the life they want then find a career that works with that since so many people pick career then work a life around that instead but that would have been equally overwhelming at that age. Picking a career in high school is just dreadful.