It's totally one of those "toy ideals". Just like "always do the right thing". How the hell are you suppose to know what the right choice is? Maybe DWYL could b

It's totally one of those "toy ideals". Just like "always do the right thing". How the hell are you suppose to know what the right choice is? Maybe DWYL could be more realistically stated as "don't do what you despise", but even then, it's questionable. I mean, its definitely popular because it "works" in so many ways. It tells you to seek employment doing things that you at least enjoy, and also tells you that if your employed doing something you don't enjoy, you -should- find a way to make it enjoyable, and even implies that things you love will be able to sustain you. It's brilliant! And by sheer weight of repetition, it goes from something prescribed or something to challenge yourself towards (this is something that everyone has to deal with) to normative (this is something that is normal). And really, it's that switch that's most insidious. It's one thing to suggest that we all try reach a bit further than maybe we can grasp. It's another thing to create an atmosphere where everyone thinks that everyone else is capable of grasping anything they reach, and they're the only one who quite make it. I am in my final year of engineering school right now (final term!). My class is pretty tight, and there's a lot of "class love" statements flying around. I do not quite feel so strongly. I'm the type of person who is pretty confident in their abilities, but a little insecure in who I am. And these "class love" statements ding away at me everytime. It's a totally innocent statement, and those who are saying it (probably) totally believe and feel it, and objectively, it's probably even true. But I don't really feel it, and everytime I hear and read it, it dings away at me a bit. What did I do wrong? Why don't I feel this? They're not overtly trying to hurt me (they might not even know that), but it's happening. And this is even with the self-awareness that these types of statements are kinda silly, and kinda toy-like. I'm going to be a lucky person (at least for the shortterm), and am going to go work in an environment where I'll enjoy (if not love) my work. I can't imagine the sheer annoyance (at the very least) bound up in people who aren't in that position.