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Is it fair to say putting your heart into something makes you an amateur at something ? I dunno, this feels off. Did I misunderstand the analogy ?
by MollyR 12y ago
Is it fair to say putting your heart into something makes you an amateur at something ?
I dunno, this feels off. Did I misunderstand the analogy ?
- kazinator 12y agoThe professional puts the customer's heart into something, not his own. My heart says I should spend the next ten weeks optimizing this interesting function that gets called once a year, because all higher priority tasks look like boring grunt work.
- liotier 12y ago> The professional puts the customer's heart into something, not his own. I like your definition - it puts authenticity in caring for one's partner at the center of the professional relation... First time in a long time that I read "professional" and it does not ring empty !
- liotier 12y ago> Is it fair to say putting your heart into something makes you an amateur at something ? Yes, that is the etymology of the word 'amateur' : 1784, "one who has a taste for (something)," from French amateur "lover of," from Latin amatorem (nominative amator) "lover," agent noun from amatus, past participle of amare "to love" - http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=amateur http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=amateur Later this word has been used derogatorily, but it is not its original meaning. When people use 'amateur' derogatorily, I believe that 'dilettante' is the more accurate word.
- MollyR 12y agoThanks, you're one of the reasons I like hackernews. I learn something new every day!