Thread: meaningless life dolla dolla bill yall

heeh, what gives life meaning is the people around you mainly your family and friends as far as work goes i think youd have to pretty much look at the good things you do that help people... give them whatever they are there for also to treat them like a person instead of just a face thats pretty much what any job is suppost to be like while earning income to do what you love when your not at work..
grandfather always used to tell me make sure you get a job were you work to live not where you live to work or your lifes going to be a long one.

Work to live not live to work?

Sprank, watch this: 02 - Epicurus on Happiness - Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness

You might find it worthwhile viewing.

You answered your question in your post.. I think you know what the meaning of life is, for you, and what your purpose is. It just sounds like you're incredibly frustrated with where you are right now in relation to that. The only thing to do is to either stagnate where you are, or work to achieve higher things. Don't curse the uselessness of it all because then you become useless yourself, work to get yourself at the level you need to be in order to make the impact you want to make.

the thing is that i've interviewed for positions higher up, and it's the same song and dance everytime.
you don't have enough management experience.
we're promoted someone internal.

this job was easy enough to land. i have years of experience in resident services. a bachelors in healthcare management. great references. i love the work. i just hate the dynamics. all the politics. working for the county- not to mention it's union- is crap.

actually, i worked the alzheimers floor today and i got a really nice compliment from a visitor to one of the residents today (i think it's her husband), and he said "wow, you're really good at what you do. the people here really react to you and that's really amazing"
and then after lunch he pulled me aside again and said "i really meant what i said, you're doing such a great job"

it was sweet. made me feel a lil better.

sprank you just have to do the time! don't stress about it, just learn as much as you can and recognise that experience counts on a resume. i am a bit hammered but i read this when i was sober and thought the same thing. i know it's frustrating but what i do is just think about what i would do to make it better if i was a manager, and i file that away in my little brain for when i am, and i will make shit better. you are doing a kick ass job though and we heayt you.

Watch my video.

NO ONE WANTS YOUR GODDAMN VIDEOS

No, that's a lie, I just had the sudden urge to say it. Incidentally do you still have the list of all of them? I got about halfway done and then the link to the thread you made broke, and I've looked on google vids but I don't remember what the other ones were called... etc.

Vid was actually pretty good.

I did watch it, yes. very interesting, and i agree with most of it...

especially buying into marketing and the whole notion of going with the flow on popular action. shopping, spending, blah blah blah.

i was a lot happier when i lived in the boonies and could cast a line whenever i wanted. have my analyzed lifestyle. freedom, friends... very true indeed.

Originally Posted by Tia

Incidentally do you still have the list of all of them? I got about halfway done and then the link to the thread you made broke, and I've looked on google vids but I don't remember what the other ones were called... etc.

Sure, it's all part of the series, 'Philosophy: a Guide to Happiness':

01 - Socrates on Self-Confidence - Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness
03 - Seneca on Anger - Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness
04 - Montaigne on Self-Esteem - Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness
0 5 - Schopenhauer on Love - Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness
06 - Nietzche on Hardship - Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness

There ya go. I'm quite tempted to buy the DVD and book.

Originally Posted by Trionix

Watch my video.

I loved the bit about rich people and expectations , don't know if It's the particular video you're talking about I don't have enough data to check it out haha.

i willing to buy the dvd if theres closed captions or subtitles i looked all over google for a cc or subtitled version no luck