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| Trancer-X |
| quote: | Originally posted by ride^snowboards
Well I'm fairly calm about the situation, just trying to compare myself to a different standard outside of what i believe to be true. maybe im taking life too fast? thats what my consideration is, that maybe i should be quitting my job, living with my parents, and still live the adolescence. maybe i shouldnt? yes those are extreme cases, but you get what i mean when i want to compare myself. it lets me think outside of what i have written down on my to-do list. like i look at my to-do list and i look at your to-do list and wonder why do you do the things you do and why do i do the things i do.
of course we are different people with different standards and objectives in life, but without comparison, how does one ground themselves? maybe im at a point in my life where i need to realize that i can only take on xxx amount of things because i begin to think i fall off on certain areas once i try to take on "over xxx amount of things". a good quote would be quality over quantity.
maybe it's a business mentality, where everything is an angle. everyone i talk to i see as green, or ideas that constantly run through my head. maybe i just want to be rich and have less priorities and less things to do because i can afford to not do them. i think i'll go play the lotto now... |
You just have to learn how to set your own goals, man. If you try to do that while binding yourself to the dictates of a materialistic and shallow society you will only wind up as soulless and superficial as everyone else whose days revolve around slaving for that next dollar. In my opinion, that's definitely not the road to happiness or even a life worth living.
Self-reflection is a good way to figure things out, but few people are comfortable undertaking the monumental task of actually delving into their own minds. However, if you're truly in search of what will make you happy, there is really no other way to go about it.
I jumped off of that rat-race bandwagon years ago. Actually, now that I'm thinking about it - I don't think that I ever really got on it to begin with.
Good luck, bro! |
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| Taub |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trancer-X
You just have to learn how to set your own goals, man. If you try to do that while binding yourself to the dictates of a materialistic and shallow society you will only wind up as soulless and superficial as everyone else whose days revolve around slaving for that next dollar. In my opinion, that's definitely not the road to happiness or even a life worth living.
Self-reflection is a good way to figure things out, but few people are comfortable undertaking the monumental task of actually delving into their own minds. However, if you're truly in search of what will make you happy, there is really no other way to go about it.
I jumped off of that rat-race bandwagon years ago. Actually, now that I'm thinking about it - I don't think that I ever really got on it to begin with.
Good luck, bro! |
if you dont mind me asking, what do you do now? make enough money to have some savings or just enough to do what you want? |
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| StanVoid |
| This is one of the best and most thought-provoking threads I've come across here on TA. |
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| Trancer-X |
| quote: | Originally posted by Taub
if you dont mind me asking, what do you do now? make enough money to have some savings or just enough to do what you want? |
Honestly, as of late I've been doing only just enough to get by.
I have bad credit and was turned down for a loan so I wound up spending the last of my savings by going back to school. Now I have some computer certifications and enough close contacts to make it a regular thing, I'm in the process of starting an IT consulting business. So far I'm the only employee, but right now I'm more than content with that.
I like computers so I figure that I may as well concentrate in that area (especially since I have a lot of friends who are business owners who are always asking me for help both at their workplaces and at their homes.) |
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| Thero40 |
Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate, so we can buy we don't need.
You're not your job. You're not how much money you have in the bank. You're not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You're not your fu**ing khakis. You're the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world. - FIGHT CLUB
Gotta love that movie. |
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| ride^snowboards |
| quote: | Originally posted by wizniz
dude make time in your life to do absolutely nothing |
impossible...the need to be productive is what wakes me up in the morning and keeps me awake at night....
inactivity has to be the most useless feeling to me, unless i'm on a beach chair somewhere in the carribean, but then i'd justify that as just working on my tan =P
| quote: | Originally posted by Miss Bliss
I would say life is pretty confusing right now, just like yours, Brian. :) |
yes life is confusing, i'm contemplating my current situation as i've opened myself up to new markets. i'm looking to solidify my new york assets and move on...toronto possibly (ala porky)
| quote: | Originally posted by Choobak
And +++1 to you Matt. Let's go to Goa and leave this behind! :toothless
... and this thread rocks by the way. I love talking/thinking about his stuff. |
you ain't leaving to Goa without me ya heard...sandboarding is a good compromise! as for the thread...thought provoking is exactly the way i think, i sometimes feel alone in my thoughts because in my mind i constantly beat these topics to death...i always keep these thoughts in consideration because it helps me create an grounded environment to live in. always doing something...even if it's too much and im about to snap...atleast its too much versus having nothing at all...
| quote: | Originally posted by Trancer-X
You just have to learn how to set your own goals, man. If you try to do that while binding yourself to the dictates of a materialistic and shallow society you will only wind up as soulless and superficial as everyone else whose days revolve around slaving for that next dollar. In my opinion, that's definitely not the road to happiness or even a life worth living.
Self-reflection is a good way to figure things out, but few people are comfortable undertaking the monumental task of actually delving into their own minds. However, if you're truly in search of what will make you happy, there is really no other way to go about it.
I jumped off of that rat-race bandwagon years ago. Actually, now that I'm thinking about it - I don't think that I ever really got on it to begin with.
Good luck, bro! |
i think the point i was trying to make has been lost in translation as alot of people have made valid points which are relevant to what i was saying...all in good dialog i must state. im just saying (a day later) that, under the pressures of deadlines (yesterday), realization smacked me in the face, that my world is full of priorities, responsibilities, deadlines, with the focus on success. i constantly create those mentioned in order to be productive. i think i fear being unproductive as it makes me feel useless. maybe some people have less "drive" or reason to be the way they are, for me it's the crutch of my life. i can't stand being stagnant, so i load my life up with things-to-do, then i realize i've obligated myself to so many things that i just want to not do any of them at all [insert - "baby steps, baby steps"].
a day later, i sit back relieved because i've successfully removed 7 of 18 tasks from my list. yes 18 is quite the number of "things to get done" in 2 days, but im happy like that. often feel that life is moving 1,000 mph and i never reflect on my accomplishments. i'm starting to do that, but i feel that time dwelling/reflecting is time loss being productive.
| quote: | Originally posted by StanVoid
This is one of the best and most thought-provoking threads I've come across here on TA. |
welcome to my mind, my life, and my fuel to wake up every day. mind power can be the strongest thing in the world, you just gotta know how to use it =)
| quote: | Originally posted by Trancer-X
Honestly, as of late I've been doing only just enough to get by.
I have bad credit and was turned down for a loan so I wound up spending the last of my savings by going back to school. Now I have some computer certifications and enough close contacts to make it a regular thing, I'm in the process of starting an IT consulting business. So far I'm the only employee, but right now I'm more than content with that.
I like computers so I figure that I may as well concentrate in that area (especially since I have a lot of friends who are business owners who are always asking me for help both at their workplaces and at their homes.) |
you hiring? need a partner? lol |
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| illmaticnyc |
| can i ask how old you are? mid 20s. could be your 1/4 life crisis.i feel the same way dude. i think just find something you love to do. youll find value in your time. also do something for others. nothing like the feeling of giving something that isnt measured my money. do some volutneer work. |
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| ride^snowboards |
| quote: | Originally posted by illmaticnyc
can i ask how old you are? mid 20s. could be your 1/4 life crisis.i feel the same way dude. i think just find something you love to do. youll find value in your time. also do something for others. nothing like the feeling of giving something that isnt measured my money. do some volutneer work. |
i'm 24 - i think alot of people are missing the point here. it's not about me not liking what i do, or finding value in my time and my time is clearly measured by money as well as volunteering my personal life for others. it's about the quality of life. the way i make my life busy and then hate the fact that its busy. get it? some people don't realize this, they just "live life" to me it's important. maybe its the 1/4 crisis, may be it's re-evaluating things. maybe it's just identifying it and find out who can relate to it.
again, alot of dialog here, i really appreciate it. it helps me understand and feel that im not alone when it comes to this, just that not alot of us put ourselves out there for people to suggest, comment, or even criticize...but then again, thats how you take it, and i for one, am open to all suggestions, comments, and even criticism...like i said...thats the stuff that keeps me grounded. |
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| illmaticnyc |
| quote: | Originally posted by ride^snowboards
i'm 24 - i think alot of people are missing the point here. it's not about me not liking what i do, or finding value in my time and my time is clearly measured by money as well as volunteering my personal life for others. it's about the quality of life. the way i make my life busy and then hate the fact that its busy. get it? some people don't realize this, they just "live life" to me it's important. maybe its the 1/4 crisis, may be it's re-evaluating things. maybe it's just identifying it and find out who can relate to it.
again, alot of dialog here, i really appreciate it. it helps me understand and feel that im not alone when it comes to this, just that not alot of us put ourselves out there for people to suggest, comment, or even criticize...but then again, thats how you take it, and i for one, am open to all suggestions, comments, and even criticism...like i said...thats the stuff that keeps me grounded. |
so do you feel like you dont have enough time for other things? or its just the fact that you are busy. like no time in your days? like the days go by so fast. like your weeks and years blaze by. one min you are 22 and then all of a sudden you are 24 and try to think about wtf you did for two years? im 27 this year. i remember graduating college 4 years ago like it was last year. 4 years flew by. that scares me. in 4 years ill be 31. then 4 years from that illbe 35. i do the regular 9 to 5 and feel busy all the time. i think we just need to sit back and just soak it all in. take a breather. remanage our lives and just slow it down a bit. i think esp living in ny you have this mentality to get things done in a rush to do other things. next thing you know you are rushing to do more work. even my weekends are busy. im busy doing things to find myself to stay busy with. but thast ny. people rarely stay sedentary. and if we do we feel like the rest of the world is whizzing by us. cnat think that way. just live it min by min. |
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| Trance Addix |
| Trancer-X, I had a grandpa who passed away two years ago; I also feel that I could've got closer with him... |
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| ride^snowboards |
| quote: | Originally posted by illmaticnyc
so do you feel like you dont have enough time for other things? or its just the fact that you are busy. like no time in your days? like the days go by so fast. like your weeks and years blaze by. one min you are 22 and then all of a sudden you are 24 and try to think about wtf you did for two years? im 27 this year. i remember graduating college 4 years ago like it was last year. 4 years flew by. that scares me. in 4 years ill be 31. then 4 years from that illbe 35. i do the regular 9 to 5 and feel busy all the time. i think we just need to sit back and just soak it all in. take a breather. remanage our lives and just slow it down a bit. i think esp living in ny you have this mentality to get things done in a rush to do other things. next thing you know you are rushing to do more work. even my weekends are busy. im busy doing things to find myself to stay busy with. but thast ny. people rarely stay sedentary. and if we do we feel like the rest of the world is whizzing by us. cnat think that way. just live it min by min. |
thats the gist of it.
dj tek once told me "from 21-25, it'll go by so quickly" he couldn't have been more right about it.... |
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| illmaticnyc |
| quote: | Originally posted by ride^snowboards
thats the gist of it.
dj tek once told me "from 21-25, it'll go by so quickly" he couldn't have been more right about it.... |
i find it depressing that most of us spend more time with our coworkers than we do with our families and friends.
and that we work our wholel ives for what. to sustain things like a house? cars? |
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