Comments on: A Fast Approaching Conflict — Part 2

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:07:13 +0000

Great blog you have here. Two years ago I was pretty much exactly where you are now…entering college and wanting to learn and succeed without giving in to “the game.”

My advice is that it definitely gets easier as time goes on. I don’t think you’ll have much trouble…you’re already way ahead of where I was mentally. You’ve got the right mindset: learn and get involved, but only on your own terms. Do those things because you love life and knowledge, not because you want to impress someone. If you do the former, the latter will probably happen on its own.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:34:22 +0000

Trying to figure it out myself. America is full of the “Brazen Careerists” and my adolescence was full of cruisers – people living on sailboats around the world. How can I take advantage of my experience and give myself something to do in the American world (make money)?

I’m trying: http://www.badasstravel.com/

Look forward to where the discussion goes.

By: John Pana

John Pana — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:35:11 +0000

Hey mate, great posts!

At the end of the day, I think it is all about maximizing happiness.

You can either choose to work your guts out how ever many hours a week for a few months, then go on your “mini-retirement” for a while to unwind, relax and have yourself a holiday.

Alternatively, you can find a job that becomes a lifestyle, that you love, that you don’t see as a task but as something that represents who you are as a person and is merely an extension, not some compartmentalised aspect of your life. As they say “if you love what you do you will never have to work another day in your life”. Work, weekends and holidays would all integrate seamlessly, in some mystical perfect balance.

The latter for me is ideal, and through all external conditioning I have been made to believe it is true. We have grown up in a world where everything has been made available to us – why not maximized happiness through a lifestyle we love?

By: globalized

globalized — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:46:21 +0000

Andrew: Absolutely, so much of this blog has been for myself: improving my writing, expanding my reading list, communicating with like-minded (and not-so-like-minded) people. Maybe discussing what I consider to be “the game” would lend itself better to an individual post — it’s an idea I haven’t fully refined yet, just a vague feeling that I choose to limit by trying to be as independent as possible.

Ronnie: That’s really great about the Gen-Y panel… any chance you might discuss that more on your blog? Youth Advisory Committees are something I try to stay really involved with, so I would love to hear more about your role.

By: Ronnie

Ronnie — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:09:58 +0000

Great post. I recently just served on a Gen-Y panel for IT managers for the State of California. They were very intrigued, confused, and preparing for the transition of Baby Boomer workers to Gen-Y workers. It’s definitely going to cause conflict.

By: Andrew McMillen

Andrew McMillen — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:00:00 +0000

That you’re reflecting on these alternate philosophies is resume-boosting in itself, though. It’d take a fool to not realise this.