Comments on: Work Until You Die. http://tishon.com/blog/work-until-you-die Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:48:14 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Lynne http://tishon.com/blog/work-until-you-die/comment-page-1#comment-373 Lynne Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:59:50 +0000 http://tishon.com/blog/?p=284#comment-373 more lovin for glaser! yes. I think it's the mark of a conscious person to realise that as long as we are involved intentionally in our decisions, we all want this: our work may be our families, our friends, our spiritual nature, our health, et cetera, though we immediately assume "career" as the epitome of the "work" idea. For some of us, our desires and intentions find home in our career, and this is true for Glaser, hence (career)-work as the ideal. But wouldn't all of us wish to do, every day, what we love and is important to us, until we die? Sadly, not enough of us make our intentions or desires clear, even to ourselves, in order to find what is our "work" that we'd be happy to die doing. And that's my two cents. more lovin for glaser! yes. I think it’s the mark of a conscious person to realise that as long as we are involved intentionally in our decisions, we all want this: our work may be our families, our friends, our spiritual nature, our health, et cetera, though we immediately assume “career” as the epitome of the “work” idea. For some of us, our desires and intentions find home in our career, and this is true for Glaser, hence (career)-work as the ideal. But wouldn’t all of us wish to do, every day, what we love and is important to us, until we die? Sadly, not enough of us make our intentions or desires clear, even to ourselves, in order to find what is our “work” that we’d be happy to die doing. And that’s my two cents.

]]> By: shane http://tishon.com/blog/work-until-you-die/comment-page-1#comment-365 shane Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:52:43 +0000 http://tishon.com/blog/?p=284#comment-365 This is something I often think about. And for me the answer is definitely NO! I'm always amazed when someone hits it big, earning enough money for a lifetime and instead of using that financial freedom to explore other interests, or directly help people, whatever, they just start another company and continue working 60 hours a week. My theory is the harder and more you work the more you become your work. At a certain point your lost, and while it that can make it easy to "love" work, I wonder how much of it is actual inspired living, and how much is a comfortable pattern you can not, or do not, want to break out of. Even if one's cranking out cool shit. I think we glorify work way too much in our society. That said, it's Milton's prerogative, I just don't get. This is something I often think about. And for me the answer is definitely NO! I’m always amazed when someone hits it big, earning enough money for a lifetime and instead of using that financial freedom to explore other interests, or directly help people, whatever, they just start another company and continue working 60 hours a week.

My theory is the harder and more you work the more you become your work. At a certain point your lost, and while it that can make it easy to “love” work, I wonder how much of it is actual inspired living, and how much is a comfortable pattern you can not, or do not, want to break out of. Even if one’s cranking out cool shit.

I think we glorify work way too much in our society.
That said, it’s Milton’s prerogative, I just don’t get.

]]> By: Nina http://tishon.com/blog/work-until-you-die/comment-page-1#comment-364 Nina Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:50:32 +0000 http://tishon.com/blog/?p=284#comment-364 "I don’t think of work as my job. I think of it as my life." As you said, he absolutely enjoys what he does. I'm not sure i buy it though. Yes there are gratifying moments but to the point of wanting to die in the midst of work? Thanks but I think i'll take that bahamas cruise you mentioned! At least he didn't try to answer the question "what does it take to succeed?" Some successful people dish out these vague, semi-inspirational nonsense when asked this question so i appreciate that he was clear about there being no set recipe. “I don’t think of work as my job. I think of it as my life.”

As you said, he absolutely enjoys what he does. I’m not sure i buy it though. Yes there are gratifying moments but to the point of wanting to die in the midst of work? Thanks but I think i’ll take that bahamas cruise you mentioned!

At least he didn’t try to answer the question “what does it take to succeed?” Some successful people dish out these vague, semi-inspirational nonsense when asked this question so i appreciate that he was clear about there being no set recipe.

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