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"Do what you love" "Work that you enjoy" -- this is flame right?

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...,,.,..,,..........,,,.,.,....,,....,.........,  05/30/12
yes. anyone who "loves" paying work is a nut.
...,.,.,.,....,.,.,.,.  05/30/12
So the real game is making yourself like something as much a...
...,,.,..,,..........,,,.,.,....,,....,.........,  05/30/12
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.,.,..,...,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,...,:,.,.:..:.,:.:  05/30/12
pretty much
kyle  05/30/12
Holy shit you cannot be serious. Self-deluding coping mechan...
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,  05/30/12
Spoken like a non-lawyer. What's your secret?
Cow goes mutella  05/30/12
Well for one, don't be a lawyer unless you're approaching it...
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,  05/30/12
Everyone is ambitious like that when they are applying to la...
...,,.,..,,..........,,,.,.,....,,....,.........,  05/30/12
Greetings, U mad I'm a lawyer who loves his job with the fo...
Engineer on blind date with Samsung Galaxy S2  05/30/12
ty
Emily Valentine  05/30/12
not everyone's a hot WOC who can get it whenever. some peopl...
Cow goes mutella  05/30/12
I can and did get love when broke. The problem is having a f...
...,,.,..,,..........,,,.,.,....,,....,.........,  05/30/12
I'm guessing you played high school football. Some of us are...
Cow goes mutella  05/30/12
True, I did play HS football.
...,,.,..,,..........,,,.,.,....,,....,.........,  05/30/12
cot damn
Cow goes mutella  05/30/12
So maybe the moral is that I should be an NFL player?
...,,.,..,,..........,,,.,.,....,,....,.........,  05/30/12
No, I'm just doing data gathering for a study. My hypothesis...
Cow goes mutella  05/30/12
Greetings, I played small town TX football (among other spo...
Engineer on blind date with Samsung Galaxy S2  05/30/12
I don't know man. What do you do?
...,,.,..,,..........,,,.,.,....,,....,.........,  05/30/12
Yep.
.,.,..,,..,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,.,..,:,.,.:.:.,:.::,.  05/30/12
I'd settle for interesting work. I want to at least be enter...
::::;:::::::;;;;;;:::::;;;;:::;:  05/30/12
I don't think it's flame.
cactp  05/30/12
i'm doing gangland criminal defense AT THIS VERY MOMENT and ...
roddy  05/30/12
I think if people reconsidered what's important in life, the...
cactp  05/30/12
truf
roddy  05/30/12
I often dream of a little house with super rustic/country de...
cactp  05/30/12
anything besides "go to med school" is flame
jonnyBlaze  05/30/12
it's flame for most of the people in the world who are drone...
.,,..,..,.,..:,,:,...,:::,.,.,:,.,.:.,:.,:.,:,  05/30/12
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and when i started to squeeze the bar brother  05/30/12
Not flame. People who can somehow turn their hobbies/passio...
IronMonkey  05/30/12
Ok. What about the idea that it is possible for everyone or ...
...,,.,..,,..........,,,.,.,....,,....,.........,  05/30/12
Yeah, the world needs ditch diggers, etc. But it doesn't ...
IronMonkey  05/30/12
http://paulgraham.com/love.html
Cow goes mutella  05/30/12
Flame for 99% of people. 1% of people are either born so ri...
.,.,..,,..,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,.,..,:,.,.:.:.,:.::,.  05/30/12
Working on your passion taints the passion. Even tenured pro...
brave little poaster  06/22/12


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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:36 AM
Author: ...,,.,..,,..........,,,.,.,....,,....,.........,



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792119)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:38 AM
Author: ...,.,.,.,....,.,.,.,.

yes. anyone who "loves" paying work is a nut.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792127)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:43 AM
Author: ...,,.,..,,..........,,,.,.,....,,....,.........,

So the real game is making yourself like something as much as possible even though it is generally displeasurable, right? By focusing on those good moments, conditioning yourself to be a good wheel hamster, bright side attitude, etc.

It's not about what you actually choose as a career, it's how you think about it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792157)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:46 AM
Author: .,.,..,...,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,...,:,.,.:..:.,:.:



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792173)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:47 AM
Author: kyle

pretty much

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792175)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:47 AM
Author: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (nyc don)

Holy shit you cannot be serious. Self-deluding coping mechanism to numb yourself from the mediocrity of your shitty job? JFC, no. You should try and find something you enjoy/love doing day in-day out. Just because that concept is laughable to most people doesn't mean you just resign yourself to their life of unfulfilled settling. What a depressing exchange.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792176)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:48 AM
Author: Cow goes mutella

Spoken like a non-lawyer. What's your secret?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792182)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:51 AM
Author: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (nyc don)

Well for one, don't be a lawyer unless you're approaching it 1000MPH with the ferocity of an ambitious go-getter fulfilling a childhood dream.

If you're already a lawyer, then I would invest a considerable amount of time figuring out what kind of lifestyle you want. Work backwards from there and figure out what kind of business happily lends itself to that lifestyle. Then figure out the necessary steps to get there. You'll probably have to save a lot of money and figure out something either entrepreneurial (e.g. former lawyers who own brick n mortar ski shops, surf shops, taco trucks etc., ) or something on the business side that you can finagle your way into.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792205)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:56 AM
Author: ...,,.,..,,..........,,,.,.,....,,....,.........,

Everyone is ambitious like that when they are applying to law school.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792241)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:09 PM
Author: Engineer on blind date with Samsung Galaxy S2 (no limit Greetings)

Greetings,

U mad I'm a lawyer who loves his job with the force of a thousand suns? It could only be better if we were more famous and therefore if I have to jump ship when my wife finishes residency I'd have a name brand on my resume.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792299)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:48 AM
Author: Emily Valentine (are you the type to get your feelings hurt?)

ty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792188)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:56 AM
Author: Cow goes mutella

not everyone's a hot WOC who can get it whenever. some people need money + status to get love

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792237)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:58 AM
Author: ...,,.,..,,..........,,,.,.,....,,....,.........,

I can and did get love when broke. The problem is having a few material possessions and supporting kids and what is best for them (e.g. a full time mom when young).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792252)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:59 AM
Author: Cow goes mutella

I'm guessing you played high school football. Some of us are still paying for mistakes made when we were 14.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792259)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:00 PM
Author: ...,,.,..,,..........,,,.,.,....,,....,.........,

True, I did play HS football.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792266)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:01 PM
Author: Cow goes mutella

cot damn

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792268)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:01 PM
Author: ...,,.,..,,..........,,,.,.,....,,....,.........,

So maybe the moral is that I should be an NFL player?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792269)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:03 PM
Author: Cow goes mutella

No, I'm just doing data gathering for a study. My hypothesis is that only guys who played high school football can get girlfriends. Everyone else is SOL.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792273)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:10 PM
Author: Engineer on blind date with Samsung Galaxy S2 (no limit Greetings)

Greetings,

I played small town TX football (among other sports because it's possible to letter in multiple sports in small towns here)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792306)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:55 AM
Author: ...,,.,..,,..........,,,.,.,....,,....,.........,

I don't know man. What do you do?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792234)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:02 PM
Author: .,.,..,,..,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,.,..,:,.,.:.:.,:.::,.

Yep.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792271)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:48 AM
Author: ::::;:::::::;;;;;;:::::;;;;:::;:

I'd settle for interesting work. I want to at least be entertained by the absurdity of it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792186)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:49 AM
Author: cactp

I don't think it's flame.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792192)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:58 AM
Author: roddy

i'm doing gangland criminal defense AT THIS VERY MOMENT and even that gets dull. all working just sucks mah nutz

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792254)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:00 PM
Author: cactp

I think if people reconsidered what's important in life, they could find a way to work very little and maximize enjoyment. Unfortunately, what we value often costs so much that we are required to work more and at jobs we don't necessarily love.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792264)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:11 PM
Author: roddy

truf

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792312)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:17 PM
Author: cactp

I often dream of a little house with super rustic/country design and a really nice, abundant garden. Ideally, I'd sell some of my produce, do crafts and sell them, or own a small shop that served pastries and coffee or something.

The rest of my time would be reading, writing, riding my bike, and other super relaxing stuff.

It's a small dream, though.

I wonder if people tend to dream big or small.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792343)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:57 AM
Author: jonnyBlaze

anything besides "go to med school" is flame

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792243)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:57 AM
Author: .,,..,..,.,..:,,:,...,:::,.,.,:,.,.:.,:.,:.,:,

it's flame for most of the people in the world who are drones. at the very least, though, everyone should aim for working as little as possible.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792245)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:00 PM
Author: and when i started to squeeze the bar brother (service guarantees citizenship)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792263)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 11:58 AM
Author: IronMonkey

Not flame. People who can somehow turn their hobbies/passions into a living are the happiest people.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792251)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:00 PM
Author: ...,,.,..,,..........,,,.,.,....,,....,.........,

Ok. What about the idea that it is possible for everyone or even anything more than a tiny number of people to do this? Is that flame?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792262)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:03 PM
Author: IronMonkey

Yeah, the world needs ditch diggers, etc.

But it doesn't really matter what percentage can do it; it matters whether you can/will do it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792276)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:00 PM
Author: Cow goes mutella

http://paulgraham.com/love.html

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792267)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 12:07 PM
Author: .,.,..,,..,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,.,..,:,.,.:.:.,:.::,.

Flame for 99% of people. 1% of people are either born so rich (or marry so rich) that they don't have to work, so their "jobs" can be utter nonsense like "art" or "writing" or whatnot, or they are so talented/lucky that they can turn their hobbies into money makers. Otherwise? We work for a living, that is to make money. We try to do this in a way that is minimally miserable while making maximum money but it all generally sucks. Law? lol. Medicine? Geez. They're all well paying jobs that still, well, suck.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20792293)



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Date: June 22nd, 2012 6:53 PM
Author: brave little poaster

Working on your passion taints the passion. Even tenured profs don't just get to mentally masturbate to their favorite topic all day: they manage grad students and undergrads, teach classes, write grants--all tedium.

Starting to think it's just flame. Best to do something tangentially related and mentally stimulating that's prestigious and pays well, like being a doctor, I guess.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959747&forum_id=2#20937519)