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How to Do What You Love
fnord_ix writes "Paul Graham has another interesting essay talking about How to Do What You Love. He talks about the lies that adults tell kids about what work is, and how work is equal to pain." From the article: "I'm not saying we should let little kids do whatever they want. They may have to be made to work on certain things. But if we make kids work on dull stuff, it might be wise to tell them that tediousness is not the defining quality of work, and indeed that the reason they have to work on dull stuff now is so they can work on more interesting stuff later. "
when i grow up i want to work in a cubical.
also, my other car is a cubical.
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Tell that to my creditors!
nah, don't worry, in the corporate world, no one uses logic.
No Sigs!
What a load of crud. Somebody send him to Demotivators, quickly.
http://www.despair.com/potential.html
I thought this was a tutorial on masterbation!
Lead?
Indeed it has.
Paul Graham is such
a winner. That's
why all of his
articles look like
this on the screen.
He knows that there
might still be some
poor person trying
to read them on a
40-character
display, and he is
so tremendously
courteous to them.
What does the education system expose your kids to today?
STDs mostly. I'm not kidding, 25% of Americans age 15-39 have genital herpes.
While I generally don't admit it in face-to-face settings, I too fall into that statistic... but I'm not foolish enough to kid myself into blaming the educational system. Even at a young age I understood some of the negative consequences some actions might carry. Most generations since the '80s AIDS scare have grown up with a more realistic perception about sex.
Yes, since the day I found out, I've learned far more about STDs than I ever have at school. And yes, I wish the hassles of living daily with this was imprinted more on me back then, it might of made me more paranoid. But I certainly knew I was taking some chances redeeming those glory hole coupons at the fair last year.
STDs mostly. I'm not kidding, 25% of Americans age 15-39 have genital herpes.
Uh-huh. And are they getting it from their teachers?
Satellite operator?
Say no to software patents.
When people say "The USA" in the sense he was talking about they are usually referring to a broad definition that includes protectorates like Western Europe, Japan, Australia, and Canada. The term Americans basically refers to civilized western nations.
So, you claim that I'm an American?
Good: time to tell my goverment to remove all those taxes from on gas and get myself a SUV. (Apart from the fact that I really dislike SUVs...)
*sigh* I'm an American. Who would have known?
Ahhh...the great dumpster continuum. Many a free computer will be found there. -- sowth (748135)
Well, he did say they couldn't add...
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Made from the freshest electrons.
i cook...
i clean...
i wash and drive de cars!
i wear pretty things!
i service the women!
signed,
Raoul the Pool Boy
Maybe the most important thing is not doing what you love, but doing who you love.
Professor Karmadillo Songs of Science
wanna do what you love? try the missus.
:>
that seems like a really, really generous offer...OK, sorry, but someone had to say it, right?
on-topic: what if what you love to do is something for which you cannot be compensated sufficiently to make a living? i mean, i love watching movies and reading books, but am not very good at analyzing them at times. this means that i can't really be a critic, and am unlikely to find a job as one. i love to play RPGs, but you sure as heck can't be compensated for that, either.
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Am I the only one who has the same vague feelings of discomfort about Maciej Ceglowski?
Roberts C. Genital...
Man, I'd hate to have a name like that!
In order to contradict your response and proof that good spelling is not a requirement in becoming a succesful -- defined as being famous, rich and powerful -- I shall only need one word: "Bush".
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