Nothing Just Might Be The Best Thing You’ve Ever Done

Posted on April 20th, 2007 by Ed Lau in Random


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  1. Kelly Cho said on April 20th, 2007 at 1:20 am

    I totally agree with you in that one needs to do something that one enjoys, at school and at work!

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  2. Michael Kwan said on April 20th, 2007 at 10:43 am

    After I graduated from UBC two years ago, I took three months off before really looking for a job. Those were an awesome three months.

    The unfortunate fact of the matter is that a lot of people simply cannot afford to take a year off and do nothing. If they’re in school, they may qualify for student loans. If they’re working, well, they’re earning a wage.

    My ideal situation would be to retire, do nothing, and take occasional classes at the local university or college just to “keep learning.” Somehow I don’t see that happening anytime soon.

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  3. Johan Cyprich said on April 20th, 2007 at 1:01 pm

    When I was in university, I met many people who were because their parents wanted them there or they were pursuing a field just for the money, i.e. computer science. I didn’t find many people who had a real passion for what they were studying.

    I read somewhere that most university and college graduates aren’t working in fields they studied for 10 years after their degree/diploma. I suppose they realize that this isn’t what they wanted to do for the rest of their life.

    Most people go through life not knowing what they want and not setting long term goals.

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  4. msdanielle said on April 20th, 2007 at 1:11 pm

    how very zen… but i wouldn’t say you were doing nothing. you said you “would wake up in the late morning, go outside, drive around, spend time at various cafes around town and walk around with a camera.” that doesn’t sound like “nothing” :) it’s sounds very nice actually…

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