Went skating with my cousin yesterday at East Coast Park. She was alright for someone returning to skates after a decade (or something along that time) long absence. At least she could move but the usual pronating tendency was there. She's starting work on Monday (she's 3 years older) so it's like her last work-free weekend so to speak. So we were just talking about her being a psychologist and talking about Goldman Sachs because they had some family day and they went to Kit Runners to rent skates. I was commenting on how investment bankers work very long hours and don't seem to have much of an apparent "life" so we got to the topic of what your work philosophy is like.
There are jobs which pay very well but offer very little time or involve incredulous amounts of brain draining work. There are also very rewarding jobs which offer a satisfying experience but may not pay as well. What motivates those working long hours and taking home huge lumps of cash? Is it the money? Or is it something else? I've read that sometimes, it's the challenge of doing something and proving that you're amongst the best, even in the toughest environments. What if you had a high paying job that you did not enjoy (i.e. too much stress? too little time for yourself? etc) and could switch over to a less demanding job which paid MUCH less but gave you whatever your old job couldn't. Would you stick around working for bundles of cash or make the switch?
Have you wondered what it would be like if you lived in Neverland and never grew up? Gosh sometimes you do feel rather old. I'm 20 this year and honestly I don't feel any different than when I was 16 but when you look ahead of you, you see different things. When you were 16, all you saw was where to study next. But when you're twenty, you need to try to see beyond where to study next.
My one month holiday in the West is coming to and end this week. The time to journey back to the East is drawing near. 112 days to ORD!
Word of the day: Providential - resulting from divine direction
There are jobs which pay very well but offer very little time or involve incredulous amounts of brain draining work. There are also very rewarding jobs which offer a satisfying experience but may not pay as well. What motivates those working long hours and taking home huge lumps of cash? Is it the money? Or is it something else? I've read that sometimes, it's the challenge of doing something and proving that you're amongst the best, even in the toughest environments. What if you had a high paying job that you did not enjoy (i.e. too much stress? too little time for yourself? etc) and could switch over to a less demanding job which paid MUCH less but gave you whatever your old job couldn't. Would you stick around working for bundles of cash or make the switch?
Have you wondered what it would be like if you lived in Neverland and never grew up? Gosh sometimes you do feel rather old. I'm 20 this year and honestly I don't feel any different than when I was 16 but when you look ahead of you, you see different things. When you were 16, all you saw was where to study next. But when you're twenty, you need to try to see beyond where to study next.
My one month holiday in the West is coming to and end this week. The time to journey back to the East is drawing near. 112 days to ORD!
Word of the day: Providential - resulting from divine direction