I've been down this path. I won't tell you not to do it, because that wouldn't be genuine.
I will just say that apathy is a symptom of some kind of underlying issue that isn't being resolved.
Work, and service to humanity is a joy. Devotion is the path to the only true joy there is in life. It gives you life satisfaction.
It can be more fun to work 4 hours on something meaningful than 1 hour on something that is a chore.
Without devotion to something bigger than ourselves, life is nothing more than chasing pleasure which is fleeting.
You can look up jordan peterson or kapil gupta's writing to go in depth on this, if you'd like.
I took many easy jobs in my career. I always got depressed and got fired.
I stopped being depressed the moment i found something meaningful to work on (self driving cars and computer graphics).
"You are entitled to the work, not the fruit of it"
"I slept and dreamt life was joy. i awoke and saw life was service. I acted and behold service was joy."
The biggest components of happiness according to a study are
0. mental and physical health and mindset
1. our relationships romantic and social
2. The work we do in service to humanity
Now, it may be that some are meant to do service in other ways, and the job is just there to pay the bills.
But personally i have found the leverage and multiplier effect of technology makes it so you can gain real satisfaction by contributing to a mission.
You will not hear these words now. For I have said them too easily.
But someday, after many years, I can almost guarantee that you will make a change on this decision.
Work for works sake is bullshit. But within devotion and service lies the true way in which humans were meant to live.
Deep inside the human heart is an emptiness. A void. Our society lies and tells us to fill this void with external things. If you fill it with objects that becomes addiction. if you fill it with a person, that becomes codependence.
But if you listen to the void closely, it is really an open expansive immeasurable sky. It is a calling to create meaning. It is a possibility to be connected and immersed to a grand mission.
Life is suffering. That is undeniable. Rather than avoiding that fact, it is far more reliable to create meaning that makes the suffering irrelevant.
You are important. You can make a difference. You have a role to play in the unfolding destiny of this world.
I will just say that apathy is a symptom of some kind of underlying issue that isn't being resolved.
Work, and service to humanity is a joy. Devotion is the path to the only true joy there is in life. It gives you life satisfaction.
It can be more fun to work 4 hours on something meaningful than 1 hour on something that is a chore.
Without devotion to something bigger than ourselves, life is nothing more than chasing pleasure which is fleeting.
You can look up jordan peterson or kapil gupta's writing to go in depth on this, if you'd like.
I took many easy jobs in my career. I always got depressed and got fired.
I stopped being depressed the moment i found something meaningful to work on (self driving cars and computer graphics).
"You are entitled to the work, not the fruit of it"
"I slept and dreamt life was joy. i awoke and saw life was service. I acted and behold service was joy."
The biggest components of happiness according to a study are
0. mental and physical health and mindset 1. our relationships romantic and social 2. The work we do in service to humanity
Now, it may be that some are meant to do service in other ways, and the job is just there to pay the bills.
But personally i have found the leverage and multiplier effect of technology makes it so you can gain real satisfaction by contributing to a mission.
You will not hear these words now. For I have said them too easily.
But someday, after many years, I can almost guarantee that you will make a change on this decision.
Work for works sake is bullshit. But within devotion and service lies the true way in which humans were meant to live.
Deep inside the human heart is an emptiness. A void. Our society lies and tells us to fill this void with external things. If you fill it with objects that becomes addiction. if you fill it with a person, that becomes codependence.
But if you listen to the void closely, it is really an open expansive immeasurable sky. It is a calling to create meaning. It is a possibility to be connected and immersed to a grand mission.
Life is suffering. That is undeniable. Rather than avoiding that fact, it is far more reliable to create meaning that makes the suffering irrelevant.
You are important. You can make a difference. You have a role to play in the unfolding destiny of this world.