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I have been down this road before. But what I realized was, when you quit work to go find the "deeper" meanings of life, it is very easy to convince yourself th
by Sven7 13y ago
I have been down this road before. But what I realized was, when you quit work to go find the "deeper" meanings of life, it is very easy to convince yourself that you are actually making progress when the opposite may be happening.
What I also realized when I did get back to work (and satisfying work at that) was all the philosophical stuff took a back seat and that was not a bad thing.
Uncertainty imho doesn't correlate very well with long term happiness.
- mmcdan 13y agoAt the risk of sounding Zen, the philosophical stuff taking a backseat is the progress. Even if you wind up in the same place doing the same job as before, there was progress if you no longer wonder 'what if'. It's when you believe that the grass is greener on your side.
- gundy 13y agoIn the long run we're all dead. There is no progress because your brain is slowly degenerating. There is only time well spent.