National Blog Posting Month – December 2012 – Work
Prompt – Discuss this quote by Confucius: “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
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This seems like a bit of a “Well, duh!” kind of quote. Of course you should do something you love. It definitely makes it a lot easier to get out of bed in the morning.
The problem is, and maybe it’s just because this is how our society works (and by that, I’m referring to my own experience of working in the United States), there is no way to have a job that doesn’t at some point include doing something you really don’t want to do.
For me, I love my job and the results of my labors, but I sure wish I didn’t feel obligated to put in eight full hours a day. And there are some days when I have to make a bunch of phone calls, or I have to fix an unruly instrument, when I really question how much I actually like my job. In the end, I’m happy. I know I could have a significantly crappier job, one that would make every day a misery, rather than just one out of fifteen.
So, yeah, it’s a good idea to seek a job that you love. Most days won’t be drudgery – you’ll be having fun. And those few miserable days, won’t seem so awful after they’re over.
For 12-18-12
Penny Higgins - Storyteller • Artist • Scientist 
That is one of my favorite quotes! I agree with you, for the most part, I do love my job and no, it doesn’t feel like work. I hope it stays that way, though the recent political swing is making it harder and harder to keep the enjoyment in teaching…
Popping over from NaBloPoMo – great blog!
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I’m with Purple Dreamer. I’ve been very fortunate to be able to do what is essentially my hobby as a profession for over thirty years. I took an interest in electronics as a kid and through ‘way too many “right place at the right time” moments to be coincidence, ended up as a designer and developer of electronics and software. It’s only become work in the past ten years, when my company was acquired by a corporation that values money above all else. They’re very good at what they do and I’m lucky to be working for them, but while they like to make money I prefer to make products. We don’t always see eye to eye.
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