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Re:Ask HN: How to optimize your career for happiness? by alecbz on Sunday December 19, 2021 @01:26PM (#29616687)
I didn't say anything about putting all my resources into it? Are you saying that a career, uniquely among things one can spend their time on, requires putting all one's resources into it?
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Re:Ask HN: How to optimize your career for happiness? by mattgreenrocks on Sunday December 19, 2021 @01:30PM (#29616745)
No, just that it can end up that way if you are avoiding other parts of your life. :)

I will say that the overall concept of a "successful career" that is pushed is very, very overrated. You get the sense it is a message meant for a specific type of person that needs that void filled, and it is sent by that same type of person. To which I say: don't be that person, so you're not unduly manipulated by the messaging.

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Re:Ask HN: How to optimize your career for happiness? by alecbz on Sunday December 19, 2021 @01:37PM (#29616825)
I'd say I think I need a sense of purpose or fulfillment in my life. If you're describing that as a void that needs to be filled, than sure, that's me.
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