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It is good to have friends who aren't quite like you. It is good to have friends who don't work in the same fields as you, or who aren't obsessed with chasing s
by mattgreenrocks 13y ago
It is good to have friends who aren't quite like you. It is good to have friends who don't work in the same fields as you, or who aren't obsessed with chasing success. Why? Because, hopefully, they can call you out when you start handing yourself over to workaholism/bad relationships/excess drinking/etc. Ideally, you'd let these people stretch you so you can balance yourself out; even if it means part of your entrepreneurship neurosis is lost.
These sorts of articles disgust me; it's insane how much people value their career.
- scotch_drinker 13y agoI didn't read it at all as entirely career focused. The author is saying "if you have high ambitions, don't hang around with people who have low ambitions." He's not saying "live in a bubble." This has less to do with the advancement of a career and more with your long term goals. The people you are around the most will be the ones who influence whether you reach your goals. Definitely have friends who are very different from you in terms of career, activities, interests. But don't have friends who want you to go out drinking every night if you have grander aspirations.
- gutnor 13y agoNote that this kind of advise is good for the 20 somethings. That's like how your parents want you to avoid hanging out with the wrong crowd at school, don't be stupid a few years later. As you grow older though, it takes so much effort to maintain friendship that you will naturally lose contact with people that do not share your values in some respect.