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Re:Ask HN: What was the best decision you made in your career? by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @08:03AM (#18075005)
Not everybody can have a job doing something they find meaningful and fulfilling, best not to delude yourself into thinking yours is if it isn't.
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Re:Ask HN: What was the best decision you made in your career? by brianwawok on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @09:12AM (#18075541)
The counter to this is one can find meaning and fulfillment in any task, by doing it well and to the best of ones ability.
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Re:Ask HN: What was the best decision you made in your career? by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @09:34AM (#18075735)
But why do that if it only makes things worse for you in the end? Better to find meaning in things you don't have to delude yourself about and view your job as what it probably is: just a means to sustain your quality of life.
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Re:Ask HN: What was the best decision you made in your career? by Vraxx on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @10:20AM (#18076171)
good point, I think GP's counter is a counter only if you accept as a premise that you must find fulfillment in your work. Otherwise this point undercuts it by attacking that implicit premise.
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