Hunter S. Thompson on Finding Your Purpose (1958)
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Hunter S. Thompson on Finding Your Purpose (1958)
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Re: Hunter S. Thompson on Finding Your Purpose (1958)
#2"All advice can only be a product of the man who gives it"
That's on a par with, "Buy the ticket, take the ride." I think.
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#3"In short, he has not dedicated his life to reaching a pre-defined goal, but he has rather chosen a way of life he KNOWS he will enjoy. The goal is absolutely secondary: it is the functioning toward the goal which is important."
I find this is quite new & profound.
Re: Hunter S. Thompson on Finding Your Purpose (1958)
#4"But beware of looking for goals: look for a way of life".
So says every philosopher that ever lived.
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#5"no one HAS to do something he doesn’t want to do for the rest of his life. But then again, if that’s what you wind up doing, by all means convince yourself that you HAD to do it. You’ll have lots of company."
Conformity
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#6Was about to repost this but then i saw,
"10 foods that most def will give you cancer" that host page gave me cancer.
Re: Hunter S. Thompson on Finding Your Purpose (1958)
#7"In short, he has not dedicated his life to reaching a pre-defined goal, but he has rather chosen a way of life he KNOWS he will enjoy. The goal is absolutely secondary: it is the functioning toward the goal which is important." I find this is quite new & profound.
"It's not about the destination it's about the journey" is extremely cliche in my experience, though it may be good advice.
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#8I prefer Mike Rowe's opinion on that subject.
Re: Hunter S. Thompson on Finding Your Purpose (1958)
#9"no one HAS to do something he doesn’t want to do for the rest of his life. But then again, if that’s what you wind up doing, by all means convince yourself that you HAD to do it. You’ll have lots of company." Conformity
Said slightly differently: "If you end up with a boring miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your shit, then you deserve it." - Frank Zappa
Re: Hunter S. Thompson on Finding Your Purpose (1958)
#10"In short, he has not dedicated his life to reaching a pre-defined goal, but he has rather chosen a way of life he KNOWS he will enjoy. The goal is absolutely secondary: it is the functioning toward the goal which is important." I find this is quite new & profound.
Profound, yes, but also pretty much as old as time. "Don't do something, be someone." "The journey is more important than the destination." Etc. etc. Maybe new to folks who're used to a goal-obsessed environment. Nice to see that more people are opening up to it.