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> But as I grew older, I realized that’s not necessarily the case. A few people I know who are intelligent and have a strong work ethic have gone on to do notab

> But as I grew older, I realized that’s not necessarily the case. A few people I know who are intelligent and have a strong work ethic have gone on to do notable things, while many others are doing fine. Unfortunately, there are some that drift along, unsure about what to do. Not all who wander are lost. This post is terrible advice, it's like a sermon from the Church of the Silicon Bubble. Smart but not successful? You don't reach out enough. You don't sacrifice enough. You're too distracted. You don't take enough risks. You don't believe in yourself. You can't commit. It's all in your head!

mdgrech23 7y ago
thank god for a voice of reason. I love this damn site.
ThrowawayR2 7y ago
> "Not all who wander are lost." I'm not really sure that quote means what most think it does. The source seems to be: “All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring The implication is not that wandering aimlessly is OK but kind of the opposite: that one who looks like a wanderer has a grand purpose and destined greatness within him that is merely temporarily hidden. Anyway, going back to the main point, a different quote comes to mind: “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” ― George Bernard Shaw
- Supermancho 7y ago
  > The implication is not that wandering aimlessly is OK That wasn't the point of the GP. > I'm not really sure that quote means what most think it does Wandering is exploring a domain. Knowing a domain is part of forming a strategy or merely the goal in itself.
- toddh 7y ago
  Not all who wander are lost is a reference to Aragorn who as a Ranger wandered all over in his duties. The poem is about Aragorn ushering in the 4th age. So I'm not sure there are deep lessons here.
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mdgrech23 7y ago

thank god for a voice of reason. I love this damn site.

ThrowawayR2 7y ago

> "Not all who wander are lost." I'm not really sure that quote means what most think it does. The source seems to be: “All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring The implication is not that wandering aimlessly is OK but kind of the opposite: that one who looks like a wanderer has a grand purpose and destined greatness within him that is merely temporarily hidden. Anyway, going back to the main point, a different quote comes to mind: “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” ― George Bernard Shaw

Supermancho 7y ago
> The implication is not that wandering aimlessly is OK That wasn't the point of the GP. > I'm not really sure that quote means what most think it does Wandering is exploring a domain. Knowing a domain is part of forming a strategy or merely the goal in itself.
toddh 7y ago
Not all who wander are lost is a reference to Aragorn who as a Ranger wandered all over in his duties. The poem is about Aragorn ushering in the 4th age. So I'm not sure there are deep lessons here.

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