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> Those who push only for the sake of some future reward, or to avoid failure, very often burn out, sometimes tragically. How does one not become complacent af

> Those who push only for the sake of some future reward, or to avoid failure, very often burn out, sometimes tragically. How does one not become complacent after reading this? I am confused. On one hand people pull all nighters doing mundane things as doing customer support because you are the founder, and you have to do it (and endanger their health and maybe life). And on the other hand this.

cmdrfred 11y ago
You are thinking of a too narrow focus my friend. Think grander. I'm an atheist, but look at someone like Jesus. Lets assume he was a real person for a moment, not magical, maybe a little insane and full of revolutionary ideas. Perhaps the people of his time would never accept his version of the world, a peaceful one, simply because it might cause them a loss of station or because 'that's the way we always did it' or because 'the old gods said it was ok'. What did he do, he sold them a story. It wasn't true and he probably knew it, he told them to love one another, he told them to help those who were the most vulnerable. He created a meme. Everyone creates memes. That 'fact' you parrot off facebook, you just infected someone else with a meme. So in my eyes the only point to life is this, leave the world in a better place then you found it. Choose the memes you spread wisely, and try to create better ones yourself. Where do I focus my memes? The millions dead and dying from malnutrition. Its absolutely preventable, we have the technology to solve it and its abhorrent that it continues into the modern era. You can join me, or you can pick something else. Just try and have a positive impact, and if you are good enough (and lucky) this world might just remember you when you are gone.
nostrademons 11y ago
Embrace the process of doing something, not just the product. Become an entrepreneur because you enjoy discovering business models, learning new things, and solving peoples' problems. Become an engineer because you like tinkering with technology. Become a writer because you want to explore new ideas, or a doctor because you like saving lives and dealing with the human body. If you find you're doing something only for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, it's time to re-examine whether you should be doing it at all. Staying power usually requires that you derive some meaning from the actual activity itself, that the day-to-day of it gives your life purpose.

cmdrfred 11y ago

You are thinking of a too narrow focus my friend. Think grander. I'm an atheist, but look at someone like Jesus. Lets assume he was a real person for a moment, not magical, maybe a little insane and full of revolutionary ideas. Perhaps the people of his time would never accept his version of the world, a peaceful one, simply because it might cause them a loss of station or because 'that's the way we always did it' or because 'the old gods said it was ok'. What did he do, he sold them a story. It wasn't true and he probably knew it, he told them to love one another, he told them to help those who were the most vulnerable. He created a meme. Everyone creates memes. That 'fact' you parrot off facebook, you just infected someone else with a meme. So in my eyes the only point to life is this, leave the world in a better place then you found it. Choose the memes you spread wisely, and try to create better ones yourself. Where do I focus my memes? The millions dead and dying from malnutrition. Its absolutely preventable, we have the technology to solve it and its abhorrent that it continues into the modern era. You can join me, or you can pick something else. Just try and have a positive impact, and if you are good enough (and lucky) this world might just remember you when you are gone.

nostrademons 11y ago

Embrace the process of doing something, not just the product. Become an entrepreneur because you enjoy discovering business models, learning new things, and solving peoples' problems. Become an engineer because you like tinkering with technology. Become a writer because you want to explore new ideas, or a doctor because you like saving lives and dealing with the human body. If you find you're doing something only for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, it's time to re-examine whether you should be doing it at all. Staying power usually requires that you derive some meaning from the actual activity itself, that the day-to-day of it gives your life purpose.