not to be that person but in a time where productivity and instant gratification is maximized constantly and everything you do is expected to benefit you in some way, taking time for yourself and taking care of yourself is the most important thing in the world. like take time for slow living…wake up at noon and take time to watch your favourite movies and start the books you keep saying that you’ll read eventually… not everything needs to happen instantly or have some outcome that furthers your career or life in some way. like. relax. eat what you want and laugh a lot. love everyone around you. i think the world would be happier & a better place to live in
I see a lot of people who tell young people–especially young people who are heading into college–that they should “do what they love.” And they’re right. You should do what you love.
But there’s a world of difference between doing what you love for you, and doing what you love for a paycheck.
I went to undergrad for graphic design and 3-D design–art and more art, I usually say–and I loved it. You know what I didn’t love? Trying to collect my fees from clients. Trying to meet unrealistic, over-simplified or over-specific briefs from people who didn’t know what they were talking about. Coming home, having worked creatively all day, with no creative juice left for the things I wanted to do.
You know what I would tell you instead? Do something that you can be interested in, with people you like.
You don’t have to love it. Loving your work can be a lot, and it often means you have to live in your job 24/7. Some people can do that. Not everyone can, or should. But if you can find work that’s interesting enough that it doesn’t feel tedious, and people you can enjoy spending your 9-5 with, and you can make money, that’s great! It means you can do the things you love for you.
I’m in law school now. It’s interesting work, and difficult, and I like doing it. I like how complicated it gets, and I like the stories it tells. But I don’t come home and read law journals for fun. I come home, and I sculpt, and I draw, and I paint, and I read. I do these things for me.
Mamamoo WAW comeback is here. Earlier I wasn’t fan of ballads because they always made me wanna cry, but mamamoo slower songs always are healing and feel like a warm hug. Also I can’t wait to see their documentary film, I think I will cry while watching it. Have fun!