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I have to admit that I only skimmed this, but the core message seems to be it's a publicity stunt to publish the message that you should do work you truly enjoy
by walrus01 6y ago
I have to admit that I only skimmed this, but the core message seems to be it's a publicity stunt to publish the message that you should do work you truly enjoy and find rewarding, and not keep putting off to another day the chance to find personal satisfaction in your career.
And that perhaps one's gross yearly income is not the ultimate and best measure of personal success.
- nuisance-bear 6y agoClay Christensen used to tell a story about the atmosphere at HBS reunions over time. It sounds like this person learned early on the lesson that HBS graduates learn by their 25th reunion. Edit: https://youtu.be/tvos4nORf_Y?t=470 https://youtu.be/tvos4nORf_Y?t=470
- walrus01 6y agoThis makes me wonder if the whole North American cultural phenomenon of the age 40+ male "mid-life crisis" is the result of people independently discovering the same thing, from their own experiences and perspectives.
- redis_mlc 6y agoThat's the message, but it's usually not good advice, and it's condescending to tell other people how to fund their life. We'd all rather be rock stars (full-time musicians), but the market only supports a small number. Asking random strangers, "What's your mission in life?" will mostly get you weird stares. Programmers are fortunate to earn enough money to have options, but most people don't - their goal is survival on an average of about $50,000/year in the US. Occasionally programmers post on here asking about alternate careers, and I haven't seen a good answer that doesn't involve earning a fraction of their IT salary.