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people overcomplicate career advice: find something you're passionate about

you hear this over and over from various sources you need...
jet french chef
  05/15/18
>you need to find something that really STIMulates you
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jet french chef
  05/22/18
i don't love anything. i want to die
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  05/22/18
mortuary sciences never going away.
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  05/22/18
jerold
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  05/22/18
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/79/ca/33/79ca332c8f764c8155e7...
bull headed cruise ship mental disorder
  05/22/18
Better advice is to do what you're really good at and you wi...
slate tanning salon partner
  05/22/18
subtle, but important, difference.
Wonderful rough-skinned menage telephone
  05/22/18
It doesn’t play out in real life like that though. This assu...
magenta forum macaca
  05/22/18
it's relative. tell most americans one guy can make 80k doi...
Wonderful rough-skinned menage telephone
  05/22/18
I'd kill for 80k right now
mind-boggling anal rigpig
  05/22/18
Seriously?
dark dingle berry
  05/22/18
i make less than that. i support a SAHM and a house with it...
Wonderful rough-skinned menage telephone
  05/22/18
I'm really good at reading, writing, and arguing. any though...
effete hell
  05/22/18
There are Schools for people like you!
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  05/22/18
Centers too
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  05/22/18
Why spend all your time doing something you’re “good at” if ...
magenta forum macaca
  05/22/18
The Johns on I-87 refer to his boistinker as their “little p...
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  05/22/18
Cr
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  05/22/18
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jet french chef
  05/22/18
I'm passionate about making money. Any advice?
Embarrassed to the bone azure ratface base
  05/22/18
"all of the most successful people in the world are doi...
dark dingle berry
  05/22/18
...
irradiated orchestra pit
  05/23/18
ljl at this flame. It's true that some very successful peop...
Hateful Poppy Stage
  05/22/18
Would you trade your current six-fig law gig for $92k at a j...
curious death wish tattoo
  05/22/18
Sure, but a job I'd love isn't available. I mean, in theory...
Hateful Poppy Stage
  05/22/18
I'd keep current job.
dark dingle berry
  05/22/18
Very sad.
Violet hilarious office
  05/22/18
I like my job and it pays like 2.5x that.
dark dingle berry
  05/22/18
You would not like your job if it paid <$100k
Embarrassed to the bone azure ratface base
  05/22/18
Honestly, I wouldn't like any job that paid less than $100k....
dark dingle berry
  05/22/18
I guess it would depend on where I am in my life, where I li...
Embarrassed to the bone azure ratface base
  05/22/18
I agree. That setup is ideal if you're basically retired an...
dark dingle berry
  05/22/18
Again, very sad. Doesn’t your wife make over 200k, 290k HHI ...
Violet hilarious office
  05/22/18
...
Hot Fortuitous Meteor
  05/22/18
No way would I let my wife actually work and earn twice the ...
dark dingle berry
  05/22/18
...
dark dingle berry
  05/22/18
Pornstar Asa Akira recently told Christian XXX, “Love what l...
curious death wish tattoo
  05/22/18
*biglaw partner stealing this anecdote to motivate summer as...
Zippy Persian
  05/23/18
this is terrible advice
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  05/22/18
...
dark dingle berry
  05/22/18
i agree you should do what you love, but few people can mone...
Tan resort
  05/22/18
/thread
Embarrassed to the bone azure ratface base
  05/22/18
It’s like male porn stars, they’re all sex addicts but some ...
curious death wish tattoo
  05/22/18
this isn't exactly what i had in mind
Tan resort
  05/22/18
lol
Alcoholic wild step-uncle's house double fault
  05/22/18
...
Erotic national faggot firefighter
  05/22/18
...
Alcoholic wild step-uncle's house double fault
  05/22/18
people oversimplify passion
Alcoholic wild step-uncle's house double fault
  05/22/18
i love watching sports, lifting weights, drinking beer and p...
Ebony stead black woman
  05/22/18
Sounds like you should be a trust fund bro.
Hateful Poppy Stage
  05/23/18
minor league baseball coach
effete hell
  05/23/18
Lotta people passionate about retail and serving.
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  05/23/18
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jet french chef
  05/23/18


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Date: May 15th, 2018 10:39 AM
Author: jet french chef

you hear this over and over from various sources

you need to find something that really stimulates you.

all of the most successful people in the world are doing things that they love.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36054302)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:47 PM
Author: buff abnormal jap public bath

>you need to find something that really STIMulates you

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105862)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 12:54 PM
Author: jet french chef



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36104906)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 12:55 PM
Author: talking house gaming laptop

i don't love anything. i want to die

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36104911)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 12:56 PM
Author: Wonderful rough-skinned menage telephone

mortuary sciences never going away.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36104922)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 12:56 PM
Author: stimulating pit

jerold

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36104926)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:05 PM
Author: bull headed cruise ship mental disorder

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/79/ca/33/79ca332c8f764c8155e74e4678da3abc.gif

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105592)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 12:57 PM
Author: slate tanning salon partner

Better advice is to do what you're really good at and you will accumulate advantages overtime and be rewarded well.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36104935)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 1:06 PM
Author: Wonderful rough-skinned menage telephone

subtle, but important, difference.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36104998)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 1:17 PM
Author: magenta forum macaca

It doesn’t play out in real life like that though. This assumes people are consistently rewarded for good work, that’s not always true. I know plenty of adept coders making $80k in some basement

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105077)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:29 PM
Author: Wonderful rough-skinned menage telephone

it's relative. tell most americans one guy can make 80k doing anything and they'd be ecstatic.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105748)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 11:10 PM
Author: mind-boggling anal rigpig

I'd kill for 80k right now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36109111)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 11:10 PM
Author: dark dingle berry

Seriously?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36109115)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 11:30 PM
Author: Wonderful rough-skinned menage telephone

i make less than that. i support a SAHM and a house with it. tight AF, but we make it by. i am, however, punching below my weight by choice and looking to move into a more lucrative position later I hope.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36109256)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 1:13 PM
Author: effete hell

I'm really good at reading, writing, and arguing. any thoughts on a fulfilling and lucrative career?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105052)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 1:59 PM
Author: Embarrassed to the bone azure ratface base

There are Schools for people like you!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105536)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:00 PM
Author: Erotic national faggot firefighter

Centers too

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105544)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:46 PM
Author: buff abnormal jap public bath



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105856)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 1:15 PM
Author: magenta forum macaca

Why spend all your time doing something you’re “good at” if you hate it? Peterman’s good at getting fucked in the ass by truckers, doesn’t mean he should make a career out of it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105067)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:04 PM
Author: glittery gay location

The Johns on I-87 refer to his boistinker as their “little passion project” though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105587)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 4:17 PM
Author: dead brindle state pistol

Cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36106422)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 1:59 PM
Author: jet french chef



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105526)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:00 PM
Author: Embarrassed to the bone azure ratface base

I'm passionate about making money. Any advice?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105543)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:01 PM
Author: dark dingle berry

"all of the most successful people in the world are doing things that they love"

99% of the population have nothing in common with "the most successful people in the world." Seriously.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105550)



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Date: May 23rd, 2018 2:28 PM
Author: irradiated orchestra pit



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36112761)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:01 PM
Author: Hateful Poppy Stage

ljl at this flame. It's true that some very successful people are doing something they're passionate about, but there's also very "passionate" stand-up comedians making $15K a year (plus a free drink per performance). There are also some very successful people who don't give a shit about their jobs. "Do something you're PASSIONATE about" is an adult version of Santa Claus-- it's just a nice story about getting rewarded for virtue, but the presents you receive aren't actually controlled by some fat guy performing surveillance operations jfc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105551)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:04 PM
Author: curious death wish tattoo

Would you trade your current six-fig law gig for $92k at a job you loved?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105581)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:09 PM
Author: Hateful Poppy Stage

Sure, but a job I'd love isn't available. I mean, in theory if I could get $92K streaming video games then I would gladly do that instead of being a lawfag. But there are very few streamers who make any money at all, let alone close to six figures. There are probably fewer than a million people in the world who can claim that they truly love their job. Banking on becoming one of them because a few high profile people are workaholics who really do love their job is crazy talk, no different than buying lottery tickets because you read about somebody who bought a lottery ticket and won.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105623)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:15 PM
Author: dark dingle berry

I'd keep current job.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105660)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:26 PM
Author: Violet hilarious office

Very sad.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105729)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:27 PM
Author: dark dingle berry

I like my job and it pays like 2.5x that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105733)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:28 PM
Author: Embarrassed to the bone azure ratface base

You would not like your job if it paid <$100k

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105741)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:32 PM
Author: dark dingle berry

Honestly, I wouldn't like any job that paid less than $100k.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105762)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:34 PM
Author: Embarrassed to the bone azure ratface base

I guess it would depend on where I am in my life, where I live, kids, etc. At this point in my life, I agree with you in that I would not take any job <$100k

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105776)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:39 PM
Author: dark dingle berry

I agree. That setup is ideal if you're basically retired and riding it out into the sunset. At this stage in my life it is a no-go.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105817)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:50 PM
Author: Violet hilarious office

Again, very sad. Doesn’t your wife make over 200k, 290k HHI wouldn’t be enough to pursue a passions. Or would you feel intimidated with wife making that much more

Also, lol at liking the actual day to day of compliance. I’m there now. It’s fine, but tolerable is more what it is...



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105879)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 4:14 PM
Author: Hot Fortuitous Meteor



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36106395)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 11:03 PM
Author: dark dingle berry

No way would I let my wife actually work and earn twice the salary while I basically dicked around all day. Also, $290k HHI is meh. $400k+ is much better.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36109061)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:15 PM
Author: dark dingle berry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105657)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:02 PM
Author: curious death wish tattoo

Pornstar Asa Akira recently told Christian XXX, “Love what loves you back.” This was in response to his decision to focus on tranny-fucking because it makes the most money, but it’s applicable to anyone.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105570)



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Date: May 23rd, 2018 1:33 PM
Author: Zippy Persian

*biglaw partner stealing this anecdote to motivate summer associates

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36112295)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:03 PM
Author: Sienna elite indirect expression hospital

this is terrible advice

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105571)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:28 PM
Author: dark dingle berry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105742)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:36 PM
Author: Tan resort

i agree you should do what you love, but few people can monetize what they love, and even fewer can monetize what they love at a rate that suits their desired standard of living

to the extent that there's a gap between how much you can make doing what you love and how much you feel you need to earn to feel fulfilled in life, you can close it by (a) reexamining your values and seeing if you can't further cut costs and expenses down to the essentials and/or (b) choosing a career with the best effort-to-earnings ratio (i.e., the optimal balance between what you're good at and what pays well).

loving your job can make you better at it if it makes you more engaged and results in better work product, but you don't need to love something to be efficient / effective at it.

the point of all this is to optimize for free time and earnings, so that you can dedicate as much of your free time as possible to doing what you love without falling below your minimum standard of living

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105797)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:39 PM
Author: Embarrassed to the bone azure ratface base

/thread

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105815)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 4:13 PM
Author: curious death wish tattoo

It’s like male porn stars, they’re all sex addicts but some of them hate women and some of them worship women.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36106388)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 4:29 PM
Author: Tan resort

this isn't exactly what i had in mind

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36106522)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 11:12 PM
Author: Alcoholic wild step-uncle's house double fault

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36109132)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 4:18 PM
Author: Erotic national faggot firefighter



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 11:12 PM
Author: Alcoholic wild step-uncle's house double fault



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 11:09 PM
Author: Alcoholic wild step-uncle's house double fault

people oversimplify passion

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36109101)



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Date: May 22nd, 2018 11:33 PM
Author: Ebony stead black woman

i love watching sports, lifting weights, drinking beer and poasting on xo. what job fits this description that can support a comfortable lifestyle?



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36109275)



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Date: May 23rd, 2018 1:22 PM
Author: Hateful Poppy Stage

Sounds like you should be a trust fund bro.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36112221)



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Date: May 23rd, 2018 2:40 PM
Author: effete hell

minor league baseball coach

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36112831)



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Date: May 23rd, 2018 1:36 PM
Author: shimmering rehab sneaky criminal

Lotta people passionate about retail and serving.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36112314)



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Date: May 23rd, 2018 2:25 PM
Author: jet french chef



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36112737)