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Success may not matter if you aren't doing what you love

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Re: Success may not matter if you aren't doing what you love

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Post by theahura »

hahahaa wrote: post #6

He assumes the lanes are thinner than they are. I am an introvert but love the idea of speaking at a conference. I am happy to help a struggling customer whon doesnt know what HTML is and work on a high performing lean team. I do have some hard nos though. A freedom sucking job (lots of travel to places I don't want to be) or 90h weeks is a no for me.

> A freedom sucking job (lots of travel to places I don't want to be) or 90h weeks is a no for me.

Actually I think you agree with the central premise of the article, even if the examples didn't resonate

Re: Success may not matter if you aren't doing what you love

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Post by jrflowers »

theahura wrote: post #19
gnabgib wrote: post #9

Your entire history seems to be self-promotion, you're aware of the guidelines? > Please don't use HN primarily for promotion. It's ok to post your own stuff part of the time, but the primary use of the site should be for curiosity. Perhaps you could submit something you're curious about, instead? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

> Perhaps you could submit something you're curious about, instead? Hi, author here. I write about what I'm curious about. I don't think it's promotion (both in spirit or letter) to share what I am curious about. I hate just linking to without any commentary, since that has very low value-above-replacement. I'm curious why you went into my posting history -- do you do that for every post? [EDIT] to be clear this isnt…

> Hi, author here. I write about what I'm curious about.

“Linkedin poetry is my passion” lmao

Re: Success may not matter if you aren't doing what you love

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Post by theahura »

jrflowers wrote: post #22
theahura wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Perhaps you could submit something you're curious about, instead? Hi, author here. I write about what I'm curious about. I don't think it's promotion (both in spirit or letter) to share what I am curious about. I hate just linking to without any commentary, since that has very low value-above-replacement. I'm curious why you went into my posting history -- do you do that for every post? [EDIT] to be clear this isnt…

> Hi, author here. I write about what I'm curious about. “Linkedin poetry is my passion” lmao

And here's what people don't know: its not poetry, it's passion -- and that makes the difference.

Re: Success may not matter if you aren't doing what you love

#24

Post by itsautocomplete »

theahura wrote: post #19
gnabgib wrote: post #9

Your entire history seems to be self-promotion, you're aware of the guidelines? > Please don't use HN primarily for promotion. It's ok to post your own stuff part of the time, but the primary use of the site should be for curiosity. Perhaps you could submit something you're curious about, instead? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

> Perhaps you could submit something you're curious about, instead? Hi, author here. I write about what I'm curious about. I don't think it's promotion (both in spirit or letter) to share what I am curious about. I hate just linking to without any commentary, since that has very low value-above-replacement. I'm curious why you went into my posting history -- do you do that for every post? [EDIT] to be clear this isnt…

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Re: Success may not matter if you aren't doing what you love

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Post by jrflowers »

theahura wrote: post #23
jrflowers wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Hi, author here. I write about what I'm curious about. “Linkedin poetry is my passion” lmao

And here's what people don't know: its not poetry, it's passion -- and that makes the difference.

Ever since I was a young bboy I dreamt of teaching Founders the Grindset that turns KPIs into K-P-Eyes

Re: Success may not matter if you aren't doing what you love

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Post by akkartik »

theahura wrote: post #19
gnabgib wrote: post #9

Your entire history seems to be self-promotion, you're aware of the guidelines? > Please don't use HN primarily for promotion. It's ok to post your own stuff part of the time, but the primary use of the site should be for curiosity. Perhaps you could submit something you're curious about, instead? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

> Perhaps you could submit something you're curious about, instead? Hi, author here. I write about what I'm curious about. I don't think it's promotion (both in spirit or letter) to share what I am curious about. I hate just linking to without any commentary, since that has very low value-above-replacement. I'm curious why you went into my posting history -- do you do that for every post? [EDIT] to be clear this isnt…

Thank you for not using AI! Good article, +1.

Re: Success may not matter if you aren't doing what you love

#28

Post by jongjong »

For me, success always matters because achieving success is what I love doing most.

Unfortunately, it's been over 10 years since I last experienced success... And that was minor success. Most people wouldn't even consider it success. I feel like I've had essentially zero control over my career since then.

Re: Success may not matter if you aren't doing what you love

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Post by hahahaa »

theahura wrote: post #21
hahahaa wrote: post #6

He assumes the lanes are thinner than they are. I am an introvert but love the idea of speaking at a conference. I am happy to help a struggling customer whon doesnt know what HTML is and work on a high performing lean team. I do have some hard nos though. A freedom sucking job (lots of travel to places I don't want to be) or 90h weeks is a no for me.

> A freedom sucking job (lots of travel to places I don't want to be) or 90h weeks is a no for me. Actually I think you agree with the central premise of the article, even if the examples didn't resonate

I do agree yes
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