Posted November 17, 2014
timppu: Still true though. I never really enjoyed school (yet somehow I managed to do pretty well there), and I saw the adulthood with work etc. as a mere continuation of that (in retrospect, it is better because at least I get paid for all that stress and work, and I don't usually have homework in the evenings and weekends anymore; summer vacation is shorter though nowadays, but then at school I used to work on my summer vacations to get at least some money, so...).
If I'd pick some "dream job", then it would probably be some of my hobbies of the time, expecting someone to pay for it. I didn't see many wanting to pay me for e.g. playing video games and going to martial arts classes.
Later it dawned to me that making your hobby your career might destroy all the fun. Playing games you like at your leisure is nice; being a game tester, obliged to play crappy games from start to finish because you're told to do so, not so much. Or training martial arts is great, but having to teach a bunch of clumsy white belt kids yourself year after year is not.
Hence, I consider work as a work. I don't necessarily have to enjoy it, as long as I feel some pride over what I do, I can endure the stress, and I'm paid well enough. Hobbies I enjoy doing after that, without someone paying for me.
I agree mate! and thank you for taking the time to write it! :) If I'd pick some "dream job", then it would probably be some of my hobbies of the time, expecting someone to pay for it. I didn't see many wanting to pay me for e.g. playing video games and going to martial arts classes.
Later it dawned to me that making your hobby your career might destroy all the fun. Playing games you like at your leisure is nice; being a game tester, obliged to play crappy games from start to finish because you're told to do so, not so much. Or training martial arts is great, but having to teach a bunch of clumsy white belt kids yourself year after year is not.
Hence, I consider work as a work. I don't necessarily have to enjoy it, as long as I feel some pride over what I do, I can endure the stress, and I'm paid well enough. Hobbies I enjoy doing after that, without someone paying for me.
Its okay, im sure there is something that you are good at! :)
timppu: Actually, now I remember I used to enjoy drawing cartoons a lot as a kid. I can't recall if I ever wished it would become my career as an adult though, I just enjoyed doing it, mimicking the drawing style of certain cartoons.
For some reason, as an adult I feel no interest at all to that anymore, so maybe it is just a blessing it never became my career. Unless it would make me filthy rich, of course!
Okay, great! :) Its seems lots of people in here knew or still know how to draw cartoons! :) For some reason, as an adult I feel no interest at all to that anymore, so maybe it is just a blessing it never became my career. Unless it would make me filthy rich, of course!
What's con man? Can you please tell me? :)
Post edited November 17, 2014 by XxXSprayvWarXxX