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- Darkhacker, on 10/11/2007, -1/+59Hmm... maybe it's time I get off Digg and get a girlfriend?
- BillyWells, on 10/11/2007, -3/+58Procrastinators of today unite tomorrow!
- ColonelJessup, on 10/10/2007, -2/+47Don't quit your job.
The whole idea about just up and quitting your job is very irresponsible advice. I thought that way twice. I thought, "***** it, I'll just quit this lousy job and get another one" I didn't have another job set up, but I quit anyways. I spent the next 6 months wishing I hadn't because I was broke and living with friends and family.
I did this TWICE, thinking that I could just "get another job" just like that. And while going up to your boss and telling him that you quit, and then just walking feels really sweet, it wears off after the first month of NOT being able to find another job.
Take it from me, DON'T QUIT YOUR JOB UNLESS YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE ALREADY SET. - magamiako, on 10/10/2007, -0/+35I love these idealized articles on digg here. "Just quit your job!" Hell yeah! You can do it! Nothing's stopping you! Go take a drive across the country!
Then reality catches up with you and you realize:
-You still have that student loan from college to pay off.
-You have that brand new car to pay off.
-You need gasoline to drive across the country (and to really road trip across the country you'd need lots of $ in gasoline).
-Food costs money.
-You have rent to pay, other bills to pay.
Life is full of opportunities, but to think that you can just "say" things is irresponsible, irrational, and extremely stupid. - m0tbaillie, on 10/10/2007, -0/+32People, in general, fear the unknown. Most people hate having big, looming question marks in their life. Even if people have greater aspirations in terms of their job, where they live, what they do for a living - it's a huge risk to take that leap, leave your comfort zone, and discard that little bubble of security to strive for something.
It's even harder when you have a wife. And astronomically harder when you have children. Things change big-time when you have other people's well-being to consider. It's not always a matter of whether or not somebody is being lazy, I'd say a lot of the time people don't strive for their aspirations later on in life because by the time they've got a wife and kids to worry about, they can't be toying with their dreams and aspirations in the same way that they could when they were single because there's a lot more to factor in, and they've got a lot more to lose. - Error601, on 10/11/2007, -3/+34Welcome to Psychology 101. Success is inversely proportional to how much you rationalize not doing things.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -4/+23Most people are lazy, we where born lazy, and educated to be lazy, that's why we keep delaying over and over.
- Brian48216, on 10/10/2007, -4/+21way to state the obvious. People just don't wanna get screwed over.
If it was that easy, ***** everybody would be doing it. - wildfire, on 10/11/2007, -2/+19Blasphemy!
- mishabear, on 10/11/2007, -3/+18Most people aren't lazy. Most people fear change.
- DeathJux, on 10/11/2007, -1/+14Perfect timing exists all over the place, though sadly those "waiting" for it are already missing it.
- themonkeysaid, on 10/11/2007, -4/+17no, now is not the time for u
- Queue29, on 10/10/2007, -1/+12If their server is down can I put off reading the article until tomorrow?
- capiCrimm, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10Welcome to Psychology 201. Success is directly proportional to how much you rationalize your failures as success.
- adamkhel, on 10/10/2007, -2/+11No, I'm just lazy. I fear work.
- apachedisco, on 10/10/2007, -2/+11I am waiting *patiently* for a rather large meteor to hit Earth, so that I may become the King of the Underworld. Jessica Alba will be my Queen. This will require Cracker-Jack timing. albeit Perfect.
You may begin groveling at my feet now if you wish. - unknownsoldierX, on 10/10/2007, -2/+10Uh, how about the day after tomorrow?
- Toloran, on 10/10/2007, -2/+10"Most often, they’re just making excuses..."
In other news, the sky is blue and water is wet. - onimusha115, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8While I do agree that people make up imaginary obsticals at times to keep themselves in a comfortable spot, I dont agree with the points the writer made. Just up and quitting a job is not a good idea, keep that job until you find a new one, its possible to job hunt while your working, I've done that a few times. Just leaving will probably give you a bad reference that could hurt you when finding a new job, and who knows that new job could be 4-5 months away. Also, not moving out until you have money saved seems to be a good idea. I'm not too sure how the writer expects people to move while they are broke. I think the problem would more so lie in money management. Stop spending it so you can save some to move out.
- idc5, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8Obviously perfect servers don't exist either..
- raskali, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6I can quit my job tomorrow and drive across the country? You mean I don't have to check it out with my wife and kids? Woo hoo! I always figured they were holding me back!
- Bdog2g2, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6"there is never a perfect time."
perhaps to digg you down? - spencenaz, on 10/10/2007, -3/+8"DON'T QUIT YOUR JOB UNLESS YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE ALREADY SET."
Or, you could PREPARE for being out of work by socking away some savings before you actually quit. Being out of work for 6 months isn't so bad or so hard then. - dudad, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Perfect timing exists after hard work.
- cheekfreak, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5How ironic that the writer asks for a donation at the end of his article...
- cliffzdude, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5Written like somebody who has yet to have his/her ass handed to them by life.
“Once I find a better job, then I’ll leave this one.”
Not a cop out, actually good advice, ask any head-hunter. Its always easier to get a job when you're employed. Its far more difficult when you're unemployed.
“Once I save enough money, then I’ll stop living at my parents’ place.”
Sage advice, not a cop out, if you live by the statement. Go into debt or save some cash? I lived with my folks for 6 months after graduation, paying off debt and saving cash. It worked very well, and once out it REALLY felt good.
“Once I’m out of this stressful period of my life, then I’ll quit smoking.”
Ok, I'll cave on this one. This is a cop out with a capital C.
Mind you I'm a bit of a go-for-it, balls to the wall, no holds barred type of a guy. Yet I gotta say the story referenced here today is just plain silly... - jameskong15, on 10/10/2007, -2/+6The person who wrote this obviously has little connection to reality. Probably some idiot who has a bunch of money and doesn't even work to make their living.
- jenlazee, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5this counts for having kids too. :P
- sqladmin, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4i couldn't DISAGREE with this article more. whenever hearing this statement you people need to stop thinking about that loser friend you have who's always quoting it. that is an untruth that people have applied to the scope of the population without ambition.
instead try thinking of it in the way that it's meant.
perfect timing is about mitigating risk. it has always existed now and forever.
"doesn't exist"
try telling that to nasa during shuttle launch.
what about the surgeon when waiting for that perfect moment when he can begin the incision. after the patient has been properly dosed with anesthesia.
how about that military sniper waiting for the target.
what about the navy pilot coming in for a touch-down on that carrier.
what about that stock trader... when knowing when to trade just before stock-split.
how about the guy who's starting a business but needs clearance from the capital-loan.
what about the pregnant lady who's water just broke. wouldn't you say thats the perfect time to start pushing?
what about that moment when you can tell your boss to shove-it after you've been approved for that
other position?
perfect moments do exist, and waiting for them is a simple strategy. i'm not talking about that loser
in life. he is the exception. not the rule. - mikef98765, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4it is lame. How many of these "you can do whatever you want to do, i did it, but im not going to give any actual helpful or new information about it" are we going to have?
- EnP24, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4buried just because of source title...
and because this article has no basis other than "quitting your dead end job" which is not feasible for millions of people. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3how about this... not everybody cares about making changes to their lives.
- adamkhel, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4I'm available next week sometime, like..., late in the week.
- resplence, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4No *****.
"So if you want to create change in your life, then stop waiting. Let go of perfection and act. Once you have, you’ll only regret you didn’t start doing it sooner."
Well, I don't want to regret anything, so I won't do that. - Alegoo92, on 10/10/2007, -2/+5This is BS.
- counterplex, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4I'll join the next meeting
- mdshoreboy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I think the point of the article is to stop trying to manage all these little safety nets in your life. If you want a new job and this one is bringing you down, then quit. If you're spending your whole life trying to play it safe, then you will run out of time basically.
- kazem, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3A buddy of mine is from the Texas pan-handle. He realized that he lived in a tiny isolated world where few people really made anything of their lives. His words, not mine. Maybe that's harsh, but basically he realized that there was a lot of stuff that was out there that he hadn't seen yet.
He got into his crappy car, and drove until he reached Maine. He didn't have enough money to buy gas to drive back. So he found a random job as a camp counselor there. He met a lot of crazy and fun people, and got a boat load of good stories out of it. The moment he got enough paychecks to buy gas, he did, and left abruptly, driving back to Texas. He had very little when he set out on his journey, and he had very little when he came back, other than a lot more experience and perspective. - Stratochief66, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Hey, someone I think like. Well my solution is that I live very simply. You have to work far less if you spend far less. Enjoy the free and inexpensive things in life, save and take a long inexpensive vacation. Unless of course you have a mortgage, car payments, and kids to pay for. In that case you have dug yourself into the system so bad that you aren't likely to get out.
- offwithyourtv, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Now with kids I can understand, but without kids a good wife should support her husband striving for his aspirations, just as he should support her striving for hers. It may even be safer this way than if one were single, because if they take turns shooting for the stars, at least one of them can remain stable and make sure the rent is paid until the other lands that dream job or whatever the goal happens to be. I'd guess a highly motivated couple could go far in life like this.
- bigmauler, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Well wrong timing / bad timing certainly exist so better timing must exist.
- HyperionZero, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2"I'll leave the country as soon as my probation is up."
Damn, I have to stop making excuses! - jesstech, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Or your typical Digg fan -- teenage, narcissistic, and irresponsible. Like me, the kind that thinks they know everything.
- tdk2fe, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3I think this article makes some valid points. I think most people feel like they are 'stuck' in a situation that they can't change, and before they even make an effort to change, they want their environment and circumstances to be just right. But what most people don't realize is that today is a lot like yesterday, and unless we do something, tomorrow is going to be more of the same. We can't wait for our environment to change us - we need to change our environment.
That being said, theres a really good book about this entitled "Don't sweat the small stuff (And its all small stuff)". If you liked the article then check out the book.
tdk - offwithyourtv, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2I'm engaged and I have been living with my fiance for over a year. So no, I'm not married yet, but that's relatively close to it. He's employed, and so am I. Using this method, we've actually done a lot of things we wanted to do, such as move to Seattle and away from Middle of Nowhere, Georgia, he was able to get a nice career with MSN, and now I'm about to start graduate school at UW. Perhaps we were just lucky. Or maybe we made sacrifices for each other to get us where we are today, happy and successful. Of course it may not work for everyone, but you won't know if you don't try. Optimism helps.
- blackjack75, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1"the sky is blue and water is wet"
Looks like THEY are getting laid. - JEWestbrookJR, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1This article is short, but absolutely perfect. That is seriously one of the best things that I have read in a long long time. I had a dead end job. I was promised upon hire a management spot at a local computer repair shop. The only thing was that I was going to have to wait until the new store opened in 2 weeks. When I became manager, I would make a nice salary, but until then, it would be $10 an hour. Weeks turned to months, and $10/hour became $6/hour. This guy was obviously a scam artist. Even though I felt trapped and hopeless, I quit. And then without a penny to my name, I started my own business out of my house doing the exact same thing. People could bring computers to my house or I could go to theirs. (Unlike geek squad, I am actually A+, Net+, Security+, Server+, MCP, and MCSA certified). Right off the bat, I made more money than I ever did working for anybody. And after the yellow pages came out with my advertisement I'm making about $100k! Doing the same thing I did for fast food wages. Moral of the story is... don't get held back by obstacles. Don't use your ***** job as an excuse. Take what you have and make it work for you. People think that "the perfect time" is when there is no risk. Nobody ever achieved happiness (not just wealth) without taking a risk. Weather that risk is getting the courage to make money by starting your own business, or getting the courage to talk to that beautiful woman you see every day on your commute to work. These are all possible life choices. Don't let them pass you up because you have one, and only one life.
/rant - agimat, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1The writer is definitely not a gamer.
- heepajunk, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2There may not be good timing,
but there is definitely bad timing. - offwithyourtv, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Unfortunately, the people who really need to wait for that "perfect timing" (which never comes) to have children are usually the ones that don't wait at all.
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