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>If you were to get hit by a bus after a few years, which path would give you more satisfaction having spent the last few years of your life pursuing? One of t
by apohn 5y ago
>If you were to get hit by a bus after a few years, which path would give you more satisfaction having spent the last few years of your life pursuing?
One of the reasons I have a aversion to this question is that it's usually followed by "follow your passion" or something equally trite.
However, I do think it's useful when you are in a situation you hate and you wonder if it's worth leaving. Yes, definitely leave that.
If you have an "okay" job that lets you maximize your mental health and time for other things (e.g. family), maybe you'll feel like you made the right career tradeoff when that bus hits you.
- lcall 5y agoEspecially the family part. That is the source of great personal growth, development of virtues (as we learn from each other and serve, and seek one another's comfort and well-being), and of long-term happiness and support in life. It is not pleasant for me to imagine life w/o my family. We are certainly not perfect, but we try to be a benefit to each other, and we are. Our parents (who are now great-grandparents) have set examples of long-term unselfishness, which helps. Others can do that to start such trends and traditions of their own. So worthwhile.