>> "It's your life, kid, what do you want to make of it."
That is the best question to ask. <<
Sooth.
>> Somebody asked that, almost verbatim, of me towards the end of my first, full time career. I was really struggling with everybody else's expectations of me. I resigned and formed a band with a friend, and a couple of talented new friends we picked up along the way. Everybody threw their hands up in horror, but during that time, I found a career in radio production ("tape op" at the start basically), using skills I picked up building the band I had to leave to start the new job.<<
Exactly! A smart person will learn skills along the way that can be applied to many different situations. So any job with high learning potential is a good job, even if it doesn't pay a lot.
>> This poem really shows how we have to find our own paths. We can never be happy if somebody else maps a path for us, because it's not ours. Wise words, well crafted.<<
Yay! That's what I'm here for.
>> I'm guessing this writing lark is a path you've chosen as the best way to live, not just survive :-) It shows in your created conversations! <<
I am a writer by innate talent, profession, and vocation. I'm also an activist. I've tried many methods over the years, and the one with the highest throughput of "I did the thing" is plain old storytelling. If I describe a better world, then it shows people ideas and techniques they can use in their own lives if they wish. And they do.
How do you handle a mildly strung out and very burned out college student? Ignore him, call the police, as people typically do in local-America? Or water him, feed him, and talk to him about his life choices? Clearly one of these has higher chances of a positive outcome.
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Date: 2025-03-20 07:07 pm (UTC)That is the best question to ask. <<
Sooth.
>> Somebody asked that, almost verbatim, of me towards the end of my first, full time career. I was really struggling with everybody else's expectations of me. I resigned and formed a band with a friend, and a couple of talented new friends we picked up along the way. Everybody threw their hands up in horror, but during that time, I found a career in radio production ("tape op" at the start basically), using skills I picked up building the band I had to leave to start the new job.<<
Exactly! A smart person will learn skills along the way that can be applied to many different situations. So any job with high learning potential is a good job, even if it doesn't pay a lot.
>> This poem really shows how we have to find our own paths. We can never be happy if somebody else maps a path for us, because it's not ours. Wise words, well crafted.<<
Yay! That's what I'm here for.
>> I'm guessing this writing lark is a path you've chosen as the best way to live, not just survive :-) It shows in your created conversations! <<
I am a writer by innate talent, profession, and vocation. I'm also an activist. I've tried many methods over the years, and the one with the highest throughput of "I did the thing" is plain old storytelling. If I describe a better world, then it shows people ideas and techniques they can use in their own lives if they wish. And they do.
How do you handle a mildly strung out and very burned out college student? Ignore him, call the police, as people typically do in local-America? Or water him, feed him, and talk to him about his life choices? Clearly one of these has higher chances of a positive outcome.