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Re:Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How... by dunkelheit on Sunday January 05, 2020 @06:27PM (#21965005)
> Therapy is the answer here. You have to un-brainwash yourself from the notion that your job is your life

Yeah, but where is the guarantee that therapy really un-brainwashes instead of re-brainwashing you to just be content with a comfortable middle-class lifestyle. I guess it is a totally rational strategy if you want to maximize happiness (whatever that means) but it still feels like a cop-out.

Re:Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How... by mpmpmpmp on Sunday January 05, 2020 @08:32PM (#21965695)
It's a cop out to try and find a way to be happy regardless of your circumstance in life? What standards for life is that?