If you work for a company at least 8 hours day, you’re in good position. If you, however, spend almost all your waking hours working for them, it’s time to step back and reassess your dedication. You should never forget that it’s just a job. It’s not your (only) life. It’s the company’s life. It’s …
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If You Want to Make the World a Better Place, Don’t Follow Everything
There are people who always follow traditional rules and never question the status quo. And there are people, on the other hand, who do the opposite — they don’t follow rules and they challenge the status quo. They can’t stand the rules because they want to do something extraordinary. They want to leave a legacy. They …
Morrie Schwartz on Living a Meaningful Life
If there’s one book that changed my life, it was Mitch Albom’s “Tuesdays with Morrie”. As far as I remember, it was the first book that shifted my perspective on living a meaningful life — it’s not getting rich, being famous, and hoarding material possessions. Our society has conditioned us to follow certain standards of what a …
Follow the Rules or Live Life Your Own Way?
Just because the norm is to finish college → land a good job → apply for a home loan or car loan → and pay that house for 25 years, doesn’t mean it’s the only way to live a good life. Just because you didn’t go to college and you don’t have the genes of Elon Musk …
The One Lesson I Learned from My First (Real) Job
After college, my parents were in debt for many reasons I didn’t know. But I wanted to help. I wanted to pay back. I wanted to rescue them, and they would be proud of me. So I applied to different companies, brandishing my skills and diploma. “Hey, look, this is what I’ve got.” But it …