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I like your response and tone. And the article. But: > Agreed, but that's why the majority of the world ends up living life as a cog. This to me, amounts to:
by Volpe 14y ago
I like your response and tone. And the article.
But:
> Agreed, but that's why the majority of the world ends up living life as a cog.
This to me, amounts to: You are a failure (cog) if you don't do your own thing and "follow your dreams".
I don't agree with anything in that statement. I would ask readers to really think about why "following dreams" is important. Is it related to happiness? What if skills and dreams are completely out of reach from each other? Is it really just going to set someone up for failure/depression etc.
As I say, I like the sentiment, but feel there is little analysis to the thought.
- vlokshin 14y agoYou're right, and it should be just "follow your dreams". Doing your own thing has a lot less to do with it, and just happens to be a part of my dream. Also, I'm not exactly "doing my own thing" -- I'm simply getting to work with a team that's a lot better at making our collective "dreams" a reality as compared to our respective previous situations. Sorry for the 1-sidedness -- and you're right about there not being much analysis to the thought. This was a more personal, than logical, post so please take it as only such.
- hakaaaaak 14y ago> What if skills and dreams are completely out of reach from each other? That is right on. Every time I list the things that are important to me that I love and/or would love to do they don't match up with my skills or they won't make me any money, with the exception of the generic "start your own business", so I'm doing what I don't really like all that much to be able to have a business, which I do love. It probably isn't a terribly great idea. But, I'm excited.
- Wista 14y agoDepends on your "governing values" (Covey), You are a cog, but your values lie with Family, then cog is a means to end not an end in itself?