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You will never come to love what you do to make a living, because that enslaves you. It doesn't free you. Which is why everyone must strive to have a side inco
by kamaal 12y ago
You will never come to love what you do to make a living, because that enslaves you. It doesn't free you.
Which is why everyone must strive to have a side income/early retirement plan because you need to experience true freedom to enjoy things in life.
- Drdrdrq 12y agoReally? I must be an exception then. I love what I do and wouldn't want to stop doing it. That said, I can imagine myself in a few other jobs too, so it might be my attitude towards work that makes me happy.
- kamaal 12y agoI'm not talking of happiness in that context. You are never truly free if as long as you have to work to make a living. Once you have financial independence you can do anything you want, take unlimited vacations, learn music, go hiking, ride a motorcycle all day, heck you can even code all day and work on interesting projects without the fear of getting fired, denied a raise or whatever. Work you like makes you happy, but not free.
- devnul3 12y agoYour statements carry with them the implicit assumption that "anything you want to do" and what you do to make a living aren't the same thing. For some they are.
- devnul3 12y agoThis is entirely untrue and extremely dangerous. It is very possible to love what you do for a living (I do). Some of us find "true freedom" in tricking people into paying us to do things we would gladly pay to be allowed to do.