Unrelated but that background with the pale hues makes it tough for me to read. Maybe Im just getting old.
Do What You Love
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#12Unfortunately, you only get to write these sorts of posts when what you love is economically in demand.
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#13Side note, but can some one explain or link to something that explains xor-based animation? I couldn't find much in a quick Google search.
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#14I always hated that advice "Do what you Love". It's a fucking terrible advice. I know people mean well when they give that advice, but its a downright terrible advice for the vast majority of people. Let me point out that this is an article written by a guy that ended up "loving" programming. I know that there is a lot of programmers here, (myself included) but let's face the reality here: only weirdos love programmi…
"shit careers" how? Because they don't pay well? You won't get rich? If you're going to dedicate the next 30 years of your life to something, you'd better damn well enjoy it or you will hate your life. You spend more time at work than with your family, so you'd better not hate your job or you'll go insane.
A job that you GENUINELY enjoy should ALWAYS be taken over a job that pays big bucks. We are EXTREMELY fortunate that the jobs we enjoy doing ALSO pay very well. Nevertheless, if I got paid a fraction of what I do I would continue to do it over a job that I did not find interetsing but paid well.
Do what you love - as long as you are above the poverty line you'll be happy. And most jobs will allow you to live above the poverty line :)
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#15On this same topic, Mike Peters, pulitzer prize winning cartoonist, gave a brilliant commencement speech at Washington University in St. Louis this May.
I admit though, I consider myself one of the lucky few (and probably stand amongst many of you in this category) for whom doing what I love coincides with doing what actually makes me "successful" by our society's standards.
I loved this line though, perfectly described my college experience and discovery of programming: "I was good at lots of other things I did academically, but they all felt like work."
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#16Every time I've tried to push my career in some direction, I've been left unhappy and frustrated. Whenever I've held on and enjoyed the ride, I've found myself in new and exciting territory. I have no idea what tomorrow will bring, but I know enough to stop trying to force what I think it should be; instead, I'll watch and see what happens and make the best of it.
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#17I always hated that advice "Do what you Love". It's a fucking terrible advice. I know people mean well when they give that advice, but its a downright terrible advice for the vast majority of people. Let me point out that this is an article written by a guy that ended up "loving" programming. I know that there is a lot of programmers here, (myself included) but let's face the reality here: only weirdos love programmi…
"shit careers" how? Because they don't pay well? You won't get rich? If you're going to dedicate the next 30 years of your life to something, you'd better damn well enjoy it or you will hate your life. You spend more time at work than with your family, so you'd better not hate your job or you'll go insane. A job that you GENUINELY enjoy should ALWAYS be taken over a job that pays big bucks. We are EXTREMELY fortunate…
>>"shit careers" how? Because they don't pay well? You won't get rich?
Contrary to whatever you think 'getting rich' is very important. Its also fun to be rich. Its fun to know you don't have to worry getting up early in the morning and do all you have to to in a hurry just to hit the work desk. Its also fun to not come home tired wanting to do something you love but not having energy or the time to do it. Its also fun to not worry about saving some pennies every month just so that you would want to buy a new phone/tablet or whatever six months later. Its also fun to send your kids to the best institutions out there to get them educated. Its fun to drive the Ferrari, Its fun to go on unlimited vacations in Europe. I can go on and on. Trust me if you have money life is really 'fun'.
I mean the real fun. Not the make believe fun, they tell you in books and articles about fun while sweating at work.
>>A job that you GENUINELY enjoy should ALWAYS be taken over a job that pays big bucks.
Big bucks are more genuinely enjoyable, actually.
>>We are EXTREMELY fortunate that the jobs we enjoy doing ALSO pay very well
No, programming jobs pay marginally well. But that's still not sufficient for what one would call an awesome life.
>>if I got paid a fraction of what I do I would continue to do it over a job that I did not find interetsing but paid well.
I respect your choice, but I wouldn't. The concept of life is to live. And you need to money to live, which in turn requires work. But if you consider work as life. Then priorities all get messed up.
>>Do what you love - as long as you are above the poverty line you'll be happy. And most jobs will allow you to live above the poverty line :)
There is hardly any glory in poverty. And even if you are the best janitor in the whole world. You still won't be able to send your kids to a good university. You won't have a good home, car or whatever. None of that can keep you happy.
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#18I always hated that advice "Do what you Love". It's a fucking terrible advice. I know people mean well when they give that advice, but its a downright terrible advice for the vast majority of people. Let me point out that this is an article written by a guy that ended up "loving" programming. I know that there is a lot of programmers here, (myself included) but let's face the reality here: only weirdos love programmi…
"Don't do what you love" sounds like worse advice, so personally I have to agree with the former.
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#19Unfortunately, you only get to write these sorts of posts when what you love is economically in demand.
This might very well be the most important comment in the thread.
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#20This: "In general, try things that seem worthwhile, set goals and work hard to achieve them, and see where that leads and how you respond. It’ll be clear when something becomes compelling" Everybody says "do what you love". Few say how to find what you love. Fewer still say how to manage to work as hard as you should to find what you love. It's kind of a circular problem, when you love something you'll naturally work…
As a recurring depressive, I can't help but think, "How the hell do people live day to day not knowing at least one thing they absolutely love?" If not for my own things that I intensely can dig into, I would've offed myself a long time ago.
>>"How the hell do people live day to day not knowing at least one thing they absolutely love?"
Because so as long its financially lucrative, its better to start loving what you are doing. Than to keep searching things you would love to do.
The latter may not always pay well.