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In case you wanted the food for thought but didn't want the self-absorption, I've left the quotes from the book (What Should I Do With My Life? by Po Bronson) out of the cuts. Everything behind the cuts is my thinking on the quotes. If you click them... well, I hope you have lots of time to read today. :)
( Why the preoccupation )
Pretend this is a quote from the book about the guy who had a Working Class Self and a College Grad Self, and had some internal class warfare as a result.
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A lot of jobs can give you the quick rush--ER physician, currency trader, start-up junkie, concert promoter, grill cook--anything with a lot of risk or a furious amount of activity. But before you can label it your calling, it has to take on personal significance and be woven into the story of your life....
You don't find your purpose above the neck. If you use your brain to solve this problem, you'll usually end up with an answer that only makes your brain happy. (p. 49)
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The right question [when considering a job] is not "What's the Crap Factor?" The right question is "How can I find something that moves my heart, so that the inevitable crap storm is bearable?" (p 143)
"To what can I devote my life?"
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...it's okay, it's normal, to take many years before pursuing your calling... (p 158)
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The subtext to our conversations was the question, "When should I make peace with my ambition and settle down?" The one feeling everyone in this book has experienced is of missing out on life. For some people, this recognition leads them to pursue a dream; for others, it leads them to let the dream go. Sometimes that's the wisest choice. I'm not just paying these words lip service--I've seen both sides of chasing dreams.
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One of the things I've learned from this book is, don't pretend what you do doesn't shape you.
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"But what's right feel like?" she asked.
"Like it's the true story, not a made-up one."
"Am I supposed to be happy? Content? What should I be looking for?"
"I can tell you what people describe."
"What do they?"
"Like you're living your own genuine life, not someone else's. You stop comparing your life to some other imagined life in your head....The mind chatter stops, without being ordered to stop." (p 229)
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Current mood: excited, because marriage licenses will be issued to gay people in a lousy 3.5 hours!
Current music: Take it easy, take it eeeeeasy... don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy...
( Why the preoccupation )
Pretend this is a quote from the book about the guy who had a Working Class Self and a College Grad Self, and had some internal class warfare as a result.
( Read more... )
A lot of jobs can give you the quick rush--ER physician, currency trader, start-up junkie, concert promoter, grill cook--anything with a lot of risk or a furious amount of activity. But before you can label it your calling, it has to take on personal significance and be woven into the story of your life....
You don't find your purpose above the neck. If you use your brain to solve this problem, you'll usually end up with an answer that only makes your brain happy. (p. 49)
( Read more... )
The right question [when considering a job] is not "What's the Crap Factor?" The right question is "How can I find something that moves my heart, so that the inevitable crap storm is bearable?" (p 143)
"To what can I devote my life?"
( Read more... )
...it's okay, it's normal, to take many years before pursuing your calling... (p 158)
( Read more... )
The subtext to our conversations was the question, "When should I make peace with my ambition and settle down?" The one feeling everyone in this book has experienced is of missing out on life. For some people, this recognition leads them to pursue a dream; for others, it leads them to let the dream go. Sometimes that's the wisest choice. I'm not just paying these words lip service--I've seen both sides of chasing dreams.
( Read more... )
One of the things I've learned from this book is, don't pretend what you do doesn't shape you.
( Read more... )
"But what's right feel like?" she asked.
"Like it's the true story, not a made-up one."
"Am I supposed to be happy? Content? What should I be looking for?"
"I can tell you what people describe."
"What do they?"
"Like you're living your own genuine life, not someone else's. You stop comparing your life to some other imagined life in your head....The mind chatter stops, without being ordered to stop." (p 229)
( Read more... )
Current mood: excited, because marriage licenses will be issued to gay people in a lousy 3.5 hours!
Current music: Take it easy, take it eeeeeasy... don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy...
