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> Many jobs are largely what you make of them Most jobs don't allow you that freedom, nor do I think they have an obligation to. Lots of people are academics,
by lopatin 8y ago
> Many jobs are largely what you make of them
Most jobs don't allow you that freedom, nor do I think they have an obligation to.
Lots of people are academics, not in profession, but in spirit. Why would an academic go do physics for a fraction of the paycheck than they would doing analytics for a bank or trading firm? Because they can't not. That's not to say that their work is more important than family, but it's more than a means to an end. It's the work of their life.
From that perspective, if someone is not able to extract that level of fulfillment from whatever the situation is at their day job, then assuming they are just punching in the clock, or telling them to reframe their mindset, is a bit preachy IMO.
- confounded 8y agoIt didn’t come off as preachy to me. bronco21016 makes an excellent point (not made often) that you don’t need to spend all your waking hours focused on making your company successful in order to have a job which you find fulfilling and pays well.
- rjf72 8y agoOn the other hand many of Einstein's greatest ideas, discoveries, and publications came while working at a patent office as a low level inspector because in spite of years of effort, he couldn't find any academic position that would have him. That did change quite rapidly afterwards however, but it's certainly a great example of somebody making of his life and work what he wanted to make of it.
- samstave 8y agoWho do you think is better/brighter/more meaningful impact on modern civilization: Einstein or Tesla?