[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]orion wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
I get my first assignment for the internship tomorrow. I also the interview for lab assistant tomorrow at 8:30.[/quote]
Will you get a coat !?!
And safety goggles !?!
If so…
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LOL I already have those things from freshman year. I’ve misplaced the lab coat though and have no idea what I’ve been done what with it. It may have been either donated or thrown away.[/quote]
O_O !!!
The interview went exceptionally well today. He said HR would probably have everything sorted in about a week.
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
The interview went exceptionally well today. He said HR would probably have everything sorted in about a week.[/quote]
Can’t stop winning.
[quote]csulli wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
The interview went exceptionally well today. He said HR would probably have everything sorted in about a week.[/quote]
Can’t stop winning.[/quote]
Made me think of so many different songs.
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]bdocksaints75 wrote:
What needs are not being met?[/quote]
I suppose financial gain, professional success, and intellectual curiosity/satiation. I feel I should be much further along in life by now. It’s hard not to be envious of the success of my friends when I feel so stagnant. I also have this very deep desire for adventure and exploration.[/quote]
Someone ought to have posted this by now, but just in case they didn’t and you didn’t see it on my FB earlier, have at it.
[quote]VTBalla34 wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]bdocksaints75 wrote:
What needs are not being met?[/quote]
I suppose financial gain, professional success, and intellectual curiosity/satiation. I feel I should be much further along in life by now. It’s hard not to be envious of the success of my friends when I feel so stagnant. I also have this very deep desire for adventure and exploration.[/quote]
Someone ought to have posted this by now, but just in case they didn’t and you didn’t see it on my FB earlier, have at it. [/quote]
LOL Thanks, Nate. I’ve never seen this before but have pondered it a fair bit.
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]VTBalla34 wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]bdocksaints75 wrote:
What needs are not being met?[/quote]
I suppose financial gain, professional success, and intellectual curiosity/satiation. I feel I should be much further along in life by now. It’s hard not to be envious of the success of my friends when I feel so stagnant. I also have this very deep desire for adventure and exploration.[/quote]
Someone ought to have posted this by now, but just in case they didn’t and you didn’t see it on my FB earlier, have at it. [/quote]
LOL Thanks, Nate. I’ve never seen this before but have pondered it a fair bit.[/quote]
That was actually pretty good. I’d never seen it before either.
I actually think the optimism, or even hyper-optimism, of the Gen Y crowd is part of the problem. Overestimating themselves and overestimating the way they think society should treat them.
In contrast, most successful people I’ve known are fairly pessimistic. They did their best work when they felt they weren’t good enough, and felt they needed to prove themselves. Some of them then learned to be happy and content, but some of them still feel like failures despite their success.
It’s almost like they’ve framed everything as a struggle, but by doing so and not giving up, they developed a certain set of character traits that have made them successful. The problem for them seems to be when things stop being a struggle… the problem is the lack of problems.
And that’s where I think the “happiness = reality - expectations” model somewhat falls apart.
I’m just rambling.
That article + other stuff does have me thinking a lot these days.
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]bdocksaints75 wrote:
What needs are not being met?[/quote]
I suppose financial gain, professional success, and intellectual curiosity/satiation. I feel I should be much further along in life by now. It’s hard not to be envious of the success of my friends when I feel so stagnant. I also have this very deep desire for adventure and exploration.[/quote]
How would you quantify those?
What is “financial gain” to you?
“Professional Success”?
“Intellectual Curiousity/Satiation” (please don’t ever be satiated here; there’s always more to know)
What/where do you want to explore? What is it specifically about adventure/exploration that appeals to you?
[quote]LoRez wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]bdocksaints75 wrote:
What needs are not being met?[/quote]
I suppose financial gain, professional success, and intellectual curiosity/satiation. I feel I should be much further along in life by now. It’s hard not to be envious of the success of my friends when I feel so stagnant. I also have this very deep desire for adventure and exploration.[/quote]
How would you quantify those?
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I stated initially that my diction didn’t convey my thoughts. I still haven’t concocted the appropriate wording to fully express them.
The status of my investments and my ability allocate freely without having a deficit anymore. What constitutes a deficit would be relative to my situation.
Pretty much my extrapolated trajectory towards my career goals. Right now, I’d say I’m in good standing.
I agree and I won’t. At the time, the bulk of my intellectual needs simply weren’t being met.
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What/where do you want to explore? What is it specifically about adventure/exploration that appeals to you?[/quote]
I have a very keen interest in the paranormal, the occult, cryptozoology, etc. essentially the unexplained entangled with the human consciousness. That however isn’t my sole reason for wanting to travel. There are some specific places I’d love to visit, but I’d like to visit every continent in general (except maybe Antarctica [maybe]).
hell yeah
keep us updated
[quote]browndisaster wrote:
hell yeah
keep us updated[/quote]
Will do, m8.
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]LoRez wrote:
What is “financial gain” to you?
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The status of my investments and my ability allocate freely without having a deficit anymore. What constitutes a deficit would be relative to my situation.[/quote]
Have you put much thought into whether to prioritize your net worth, total assets, or liquid assets [or other measure]?
Not that they don’t all matter, but I’m just wondering if your thinking has moved down that direction yet as far as how you want to structure things for the life you want to live.
My current approach is to have an “emergency” fund available immediately (to cover, minimum 3 months of expenses), and then for the majority of my net worth to be available within 30 days, if need be. I switched from an asset based approach, where I wanted to pay off all my debts as quickly as possible, to a net-worth based approach when I realized some of my investments were outperforming the interest loss from my debts.
So, for the last few years I’ve been focusing mainly on my increasing my net worth x% a year. I’ve broken it down into quarterly net worth goals and found that to be useful. Monthly goals were too fine a resolution because of fluctuations due to car repairs, personal travel, etc.
But by sticking with a %, I’m using it to provide increasing pressure, since obviously things get more aggressive year after year. Cutting expenses and saving money only goes so far. Then it moves to increasing your current income streams, adding income streams, investing, buying/building a business, etc.
Basically, I’m using it as a strategy to keep myself from falling into the trap of getting complacent.
On the other hand, it’s been awhile since I really needed to pick up things and make a major life change in 3 weeks or less, so maybe my criteria is a bit outdated.
Originally, I wanted to be able to live a stable lifestyle, even if fairly minimal, for an indefinite period of time without actually “having” to work. I want that freedom of choice. I think I might revise that too, to add the ability to travel regularly.
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“Professional Success”?
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Pretty much my extrapolated trajectory towards my career goals. Right now, I’d say I’m in good standing.[/quote]
Is there an end point? A certain role that defines success?
When I was much younger, my dad said something like “you keep acting like that, you’ll never be working a job where you’re able to afford a house like this”. It was said in anger/frustration, but the point stuck. By my late 20s, I’d actually reached that point where I could afford a house like that. I didn’t buy the house, but I could/can, and that’s what matters. The nagging problem is… now what?
It turns out I’m not that interested in management, but I do enjoy product design, development, exploring concepts, etc. At my current company, in my current role, I’m effectively at the pinnacle of what I can do with that. For the most part I work my own hours, I work from wherever I want, and I work on whatever I want within the scope of the projects I own.
The strange thing is… what now? What do you do when you’ve gotten what you thought you wanted?
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What/where do you want to explore? What is it specifically about adventure/exploration that appeals to you?[/quote]
I have a very keen interest in the paranormal, the occult, cryptozoology, etc. essentially the unexplained entangled with the human consciousness. That however isn’t my sole reason for wanting to travel. There are some specific places I’d love to visit, but I’d like to visit every continent in general (except maybe Antarctica [maybe]).[/quote]
You thought about how you want to do that? Doing studies in labs or in the field? Or really just observing for personal interest?
A good number of the places I want to visit aren’t really safe to visit right now. Like… the fact that Damascus is the oldest continually inhabited city in the world really appeals to me. The part where they’re in the middle of civil war… not so much.
A lot of my travel interests are really based on “places with strong historical or literary references”. And to some degree also focused on lifestyles, to just see how differently people approach things from how I do. People can be fascinating.
I’ve only concentrated my energy on assets that I can develop now. I’d say total assets. My net worth is pretty much negligible for the time being. I’m a full time student primarily and have accrued debt. I don’t view debt as a hindrance but it still factors in mathematically for current position. I won’t pay my net worth any mind until I start getting good into my career work and/or catch a lucky break in other areas. Even then, it won’t be the thesis of my doings.
Success is variable. Pretty much a composite function. I only have circumstantial minimums and zero maximums. I have a vision and the content is actually really flexible. I have room to grow in all directions.
That’s all still really foggy. It could honestly serve both purposes but I care much more about the latter. I don’t have the funds right now and minimal connections. It’s going to take more networking and research (and money obviously), but I intend to make it happen within the next few years. Keep in mind I don’t expect all of this to happen at once.
[quote]VTBalla34 wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]bdocksaints75 wrote:
What needs are not being met?[/quote]
I suppose financial gain, professional success, and intellectual curiosity/satiation. I feel I should be much further along in life by now. It’s hard not to be envious of the success of my friends when I feel so stagnant. I also have this very deep desire for adventure and exploration.[/quote]
Someone ought to have posted this by now, but just in case they didn’t and you didn’t see it on my FB earlier, have at it. [/quote]
What if you were born in late 60’s early 70’s?
[quote]VTBalla34 wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]bdocksaints75 wrote:
What needs are not being met?[/quote]
I suppose financial gain, professional success, and intellectual curiosity/satiation. I feel I should be much further along in life by now. It’s hard not to be envious of the success of my friends when I feel so stagnant. I also have this very deep desire for adventure and exploration.[/quote]
Someone ought to have posted this by now, but just in case they didn’t and you didn’t see it on my FB earlier, have at it. [/quote]
Overall a really great article. Basically the only recipe for success and happiness is learn to love hard work. Anyone have any ideas on raising a child to love hard work?
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[quote]VTBalla34 wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]bdocksaints75 wrote:
What needs are not being met?[/quote]
I suppose financial gain, professional success, and intellectual curiosity/satiation. I feel I should be much further along in life by now. It’s hard not to be envious of the success of my friends when I feel so stagnant. I also have this very deep desire for adventure and exploration.[/quote]
Someone ought to have posted this by now, but just in case they didn’t and you didn’t see it on my FB earlier, have at it. [/quote]
What if you were born in late 60’s early 70’s?[/quote]
You are happy because you’re better off in life than you expected - I saw that new house you bought, if that doesn’t make you happy than you’ve got problems!
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[quote]VTBalla34 wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]bdocksaints75 wrote:
What needs are not being met?[/quote]
I suppose financial gain, professional success, and intellectual curiosity/satiation. I feel I should be much further along in life by now. It’s hard not to be envious of the success of my friends when I feel so stagnant. I also have this very deep desire for adventure and exploration.[/quote]
Someone ought to have posted this by now, but just in case they didn’t and you didn’t see it on my FB earlier, have at it. [/quote]
What if you were born in late 60’s early 70’s?[/quote]
You are happy because you’re better off in life than you expected - I saw that new house you bought, if that doesn’t make you happy than you’ve got problems!
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lol no man I married up, have a great job, great house, great friends.
My only sad panda is my fucking Cowboys.
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
Just read this.
http://aweinstein.kinja.com/fuck-you-im-gen-y-and-i-dont-feel-special-or-entitl-1333588443/1335055150@maxread?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow[/quote]
His view is even more narrow than the other guys. Print media, and the institutions that run them, haven’t really figured out how to thrive in a post-internet age… even the ones who do publish online. With all of the non-affiliated writers (e.g., bloggers) that also produce quality, thought-provoking writing, words are a dime a dozen these days [if that]. (That was hard to work in.)
Of course you’re going to have trouble going into a dying industry. Young people going to work in steel mills today simply aren’t going to do so well. Young people going into journalism simply aren’t going to do so well.
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But, based on what he’s said, I think it’s the lack of any real financial education that screws things up. People who use their student loans for other things than paying for school. People who use their credit cards to play keeping up with the Jones’.
Basically, people who live beyond their means, and were never taught otherwise. That’s a very real problem.
That, and not taking any sort of future view when they plan things. Especially things like not caring too much about health insurance (because they never needed it up until now, it doesn’t matter), and not caring too much about industry trends – sometimes willpower, intelligence and creativity can buck the trends, but rarely.
I guess this stuff always seemed commonsense to me, but it appears it’s really not.