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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: silver brethren university 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: Lemon abode >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: silver brethren university (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: Violet overrated kitchen water buffalo 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: chrome parlor selfie 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: Smoky startling space 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: Navy lay friendly grandma 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: Up-to-no-good gas station philosopher-king 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: chrome parlor selfie 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: sooty market voyeur 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: chrome parlor selfie 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: Transparent Chest-beating House 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: aromatic dun area 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: chrome parlor selfie 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: Embarrassed To The Bone Spot 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: angry aqua library 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: Supple slimy becky travel guidebook 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: Lemon abode (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: sooty market voyeur 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: infuriating diverse ladyboy hospital 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: Mind-boggling ebony generalized bond 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: silver brethren university (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: angry aqua library 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: aromatic dun area "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: Shaky Business Firm (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: misanthropic famous landscape painting 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: impertinent crystalline telephone clown 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: misanthropic famous landscape painting 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: aromatic dun area 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: coral site boltzmann 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: aromatic dun area 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: angry aqua library 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: aromatic dun area 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: angry aqua library 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: aromatic dun area 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: coral site boltzmann 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: Disrespectful chestnut native (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: aromatic dun area 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: aromatic dun area (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: impertinent crystalline telephone clown 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: Olive bawdyhouse jap *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: low-t cocky theater 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: aromatic dun area (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: Talented red lodge candlestick maker 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: angry aqua library /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: impertinent crystalline telephone clown 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: Talented red lodge candlestick maker 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: Bull Headed Trust Fund Public Bath 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: Supple slimy becky travel guidebook (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: Bull Headed Trust Fund Public Bath (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: Bull Headed Trust Fund Public Bath 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: ruddy set 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: misanthropic famous landscape painting 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: Embarrassed To The Bone Spot 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: massive organic girlfriend 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: silver brethren university (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3977348&forum_id=2#36112737) |