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people overcomplicate career advice: find something you're passionate about
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Date: May 15th, 2018 10:39 AM Author: Trip chapel 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. |
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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:47 PM Author: buff orchestra pit >you need to find something that really STIMulates you (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36105862) |
Date: May 22nd, 2018 12:54 PM Author: Trip chapel (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: Translucent stimulating stage 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: Curious soggy garrison 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: Spectacular pit internal respiration 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: comical mad-dog skullcap 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: iridescent selfie 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: Curious soggy garrison 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: violet pungent field 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: Curious soggy garrison it's relative. tell most americans one guy can make 80k doing anything and they'd be ecstatic.
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Date: May 22nd, 2018 11:10 PM Author: Wonderful police squad home 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: umber address 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: Curious soggy garrison 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: Pearly Passionate Forum Genital Piercing 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: brass ratface 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: Unhinged Mexican Meetinghouse 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 orchestra pit (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: violet pungent field 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: fear-inspiring insecure weed whacker 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: diverse emerald boltzmann 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: Trip chapel (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: brass ratface 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: umber address "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. |
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Date: May 23rd, 2018 2:28 PM Author: Fuchsia Thriller Preventive Strike (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: Frisky light lodge 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: Multi-colored flirting bawdyhouse chad 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: Frisky light lodge 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: umber address 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: godawful avocado casino idiot 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: umber address 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: brass ratface 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: umber address 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: brass ratface 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: umber address 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: godawful avocado casino idiot 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...
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Date: May 22nd, 2018 4:14 PM Author: Yapping Jade Regret University (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: umber address 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: umber address (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: Multi-colored flirting bawdyhouse chad 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: ivory trump supporter house *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: sinister vermilion sex offender son of senegal 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: umber address (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: Cowardly carmine whorehouse 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 |
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Date: May 22nd, 2018 2:39 PM Author: brass ratface /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: Multi-colored flirting bawdyhouse chad 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: Cowardly carmine whorehouse 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: Nighttime Dun State Place Of Business 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: Unhinged Mexican Meetinghouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36106430) |
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Date: May 22nd, 2018 11:12 PM Author: Nighttime Dun State Place Of Business (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36109133) |
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Date: May 22nd, 2018 11:09 PM Author: Nighttime Dun State Place Of Business 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: Magenta Cerebral Quadroon i love watching sports, lifting weights, drinking beer and poasting on xo. what job fits this description that can support a comfortable lifestyle?
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Date: May 23rd, 2018 1:22 PM Author: Frisky light lodge 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: Pearly Passionate Forum Genital Piercing 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: fiercely-loyal library 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: Trip chapel (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36112737) |