Comments on: The connection between a good job and happiness is overrated http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/01/16/the-connection-between-a-good-job-and-happiness-is-overrated/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:17:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Changing my mind « Star Shaped Peg http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/01/16/the-connection-between-a-good-job-and-happiness-is-overrated/#comment-148223 Changing my mind « Star Shaped Peg Sat, 31 May 2008 08:41:08 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/01/16/the-connection-between-a-good-job-and-happiness-is-overrated/#comment-148223 [...] life gets in the way, but another big part is that we are often trying to solve the wrong problem. A new job will not necessarily bring us the happiness we’re looking for, for example. I spent fifteen years looking for the perfect job, and I now wish I’d made a better fist of [...] [...] life gets in the way, but another big part is that we are often trying to solve the wrong problem. A new job will not necessarily bring us the happiness we're looking for, for example. I spent fifteen years looking for the perfect job, and I now wish I'd made a better fist of [...]

]]> By: natasha emeru http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/01/16/the-connection-between-a-good-job-and-happiness-is-overrated/#comment-141237 natasha emeru Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:40:16 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/01/16/the-connection-between-a-good-job-and-happiness-is-overrated/#comment-141237 Having recently lost the man I loved more than anything or anyone in this world to his career I say do what the hell you like. Your a long time dead. Money doesn't matter. Happiness does. I don't think anyone is ever completely satisfied. In personal relationships or careers. Its our negative lesson of "constant improvement" that gets drummed into us from a young age that ruins everything. I think you have to choose what's more important to you. In your dying moments do u want to think of all the money you've made and all the respect and authority and fulfillment you've gained from your career or do you want to die happy in the knowledge you are missed, as a person, as yourself, for qualities that aren't appreciated in your trade, for the tiny subleties that make you, you. No ones their true selves at work. Don't live the lie. Don't wake up one day alone. You can't have everything, its a choice you make. Pick wisely. Having recently lost the man I loved more than anything or anyone in this world to his career I say do what the hell you like. Your a long time dead. Money doesn't matter. Happiness does. I don't think anyone is ever completely satisfied. In personal relationships or careers. Its our negative lesson of "constant improvement" that gets drummed into us from a young age that ruins everything. I think you have to choose what's more important to you. In your dying moments do u want to think of all the money you've made and all the respect and authority and fulfillment you've gained from your career or do you want to die happy in the knowledge you are missed, as a person, as yourself, for qualities that aren't appreciated in your trade, for the tiny subleties that make you, you. No ones their true selves at work. Don't live the lie. Don't wake up one day alone. You can't have everything, its a choice you make. Pick wisely.

]]> By: Study Hacks » Blog Archive » Weekend Links: E-mail Bugs, Slacker Freshmen, and the Mythology Behind Good Will Hunting http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/01/16/the-connection-between-a-good-job-and-happiness-is-overrated/#comment-134655 Study Hacks » Blog Archive » Weekend Links: E-mail Bugs, Slacker Freshmen, and the Mythology Behind Good Will Hunting Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:25:45 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/01/16/the-connection-between-a-good-job-and-happiness-is-overrated/#comment-134655 [...] The connection between a good job and happiness is overrated | Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk An older article, but one of my Penelope favorites. It deflates the trumped up idea among college seniors that they need to leave the “safe path” to find a job they’ll love. Penelope’s take: you’re not going to love your job. Get over it. [...] [...] The connection between a good job and happiness is overrated | Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk An older article, but one of my Penelope favorites. It deflates the trumped up idea among college seniors that they need to leave the "safe path" to find a job they'll love. Penelope's take: you're not going to love your job. Get over it. [...]

]]> By: Eileen http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/01/16/the-connection-between-a-good-job-and-happiness-is-overrated/#comment-133782 Eileen Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:25:52 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/01/16/the-connection-between-a-good-job-and-happiness-is-overrated/#comment-133782 The kind of work that would make me happy is: 1. easy and overpaid 2. has clear goals, and makes it clear that I don't have to do a lot of work When someone not particularly close to me asks me if I'm happy, I always say I'm happy, even if I know I'm not. It isn't my ability to make myself think I'm doing well; it's simply lying, to stop someone else from asking questions. The kind of work that would make me happy is:
1. easy and overpaid
2. has clear goals, and makes it clear that I don't have to do a lot of work

When someone not particularly close to me asks me if I'm happy, I always say I'm happy, even if I know I'm not. It isn't my ability to make myself think I'm doing well; it's simply lying, to stop someone else from asking questions.

]]> By: The art of socialising « Blabber http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/01/16/the-connection-between-a-good-job-and-happiness-is-overrated/#comment-124846 The art of socialising « Blabber Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:44:32 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/01/16/the-connection-between-a-good-job-and-happiness-is-overrated/#comment-124846 [...] with me here, but please consider that all the positive psychology research points to the fact that work does not make people happy. Relationships do. But we see the history of people with Asperger’s - Einstein, Mozart, John [...] [...] with me here, but please consider that all the positive psychology research points to the fact that work does not make people happy. Relationships do. But we see the history of people with Asperger's - Einstein, Mozart, John [...]

]]> By: The Pursuit of Happiness : My 1st Path: Career Development Blog http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/01/16/the-connection-between-a-good-job-and-happiness-is-overrated/#comment-120390 The Pursuit of Happiness : My 1st Path: Career Development Blog Sun, 09 Dec 2007 13:45:55 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/01/16/the-connection-between-a-good-job-and-happiness-is-overrated/#comment-120390 [...] #1 – Establish happiness in your work [...] [...] #1 – Establish happiness in your work [...]

]]> By: Simon http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/01/16/the-connection-between-a-good-job-and-happiness-is-overrated/#comment-113057 Simon Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:06:49 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/01/16/the-connection-between-a-good-job-and-happiness-is-overrated/#comment-113057 I'm 21 years old, been struggling for the past 4 years trying to figure out what i want to do with my life. Sometimes i wish i had worked harder at school and carried on my education instead of leaving to earn money straight away. I used to go down the pub with friends and they would ask me what i'm doing and every now and then i would have a new idea for a career, but i didn't really want it... It's funny how life works, society looks at life in such a way that it seems if you don't go to university or college, you're a failure. I sort of believed that for a few years, but not long ago i realised it's bollocks. What i really want to do is travel, i'm a free spirit, i have no ties and can practically do whatever the hell i want. But it's my attitude to finding the "perfect job" that has held me back for about 4-5 years. I havent taken advantage of whats available to me, now i can either let that get me down or just enjoy life from now on. I think we all know what the answer to that one is. :D Thank you for the blog, it helped to lift my spirit. Good to be reminded of what's important in life... happyness. I'm 21 years old, been struggling for the past 4 years trying to figure out what i want to do with my life. Sometimes i wish i had worked harder at school and carried on my education instead of leaving to earn money straight away. I used to go down the pub with friends and they would ask me what i'm doing and every now and then i would have a new idea for a career, but i didn't really want it…
It's funny how life works, society looks at life in such a way that it seems if you don't go to university or college, you're a failure. I sort of believed that for a few years, but not long ago i realised it's bollocks.
What i really want to do is travel, i'm a free spirit, i have no ties and can practically do whatever the hell i want. But it's my attitude to finding the "perfect job" that has held me back for about 4-5 years. I havent taken advantage of whats available to me, now i can either let that get me down or just enjoy life from now on. I think we all know what the answer to that one is.

:D

Thank you for the blog, it helped to lift my spirit. Good to be reminded of what's important in life… happyness.

]]> By: The New Order: Generation Y in the Workplace « Communications Messenger http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/01/16/the-connection-between-a-good-job-and-happiness-is-overrated/#comment-111040 The New Order: Generation Y in the Workplace « Communications Messenger Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:52:01 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/01/16/the-connection-between-a-good-job-and-happiness-is-overrated/#comment-111040 [...] from Ron Shewchuk’s For Your Approval blog and he had recently conducted an interview with Penelope Trunk, author of Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for [...] [...] from Ron Shewchuk’s For Your Approval blog and he had recently conducted an interview with Penelope Trunk, author of Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for [...]

]]> By: Five situations when you shouldn’t change careers « Marketingeasy’s Weblog http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/01/16/the-connection-between-a-good-job-and-happiness-is-overrated/#comment-106080 Five situations when you shouldn’t change careers « Marketingeasy’s Weblog Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:53:33 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/01/16/the-connection-between-a-good-job-and-happiness-is-overrated/#comment-106080 [...] You want more happiness. I have said many times that your job does not control your happiness, your mind does. Here’s good news, though: You can give your mind a happier disposition by [...] [...] You want more happiness. I have said many times that your job does not control your happiness, your mind does. Here’s good news, though: You can give your mind a happier disposition by [...]

]]> By: Getting the Guts to Relocate to a Cheaper City ∞ Get Rich Slowly http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/01/16/the-connection-between-a-good-job-and-happiness-is-overrated/#comment-104635 Getting the Guts to Relocate to a Cheaper City ∞ Get Rich Slowly Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:01:45 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/01/16/the-connection-between-a-good-job-and-happiness-is-overrated/#comment-104635 [...] makes it more likely you can change careers when you need to.   Your relationships matter most People think a job will make them happy, but it won’t. A job can ensure that you are not unhappy. You need to have interesting, challenging work that you [...] [...] makes it more likely you can change careers when you need to.   Your relationships matter most People think a job will make them happy, but it won’t. A job can ensure that you are not unhappy. You need to have interesting, challenging work that you [...]

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