A quote : why software devs are happier (or not).
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Abraham Maslow said:
"The only happy people I know are those who are working well at something they consider important."
If you tend toward the negative, consider the inverse of this truth, which might be something like:
Maharba Wolsam said:
"All the miserable people I know are that way because they are not working on anything, or anything they consider important."
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You manipulated the inverse of quote a little bit (and wrongly so): It should be "All the miserable people I know are that way because they are working badly on something they consider important or they have jobs which they consider unimportant." It doesn't state anything about not working. Are all people that are retired considered to be unhappy? Otherwise I like it.
"Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence." << please vote!! >>
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The only happy people I know should have been locked away for the safety of the public years ago! I'm determined to have happiness declared a mental illness before I go to my rest! Save the world; drown an optimist!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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You manipulated the inverse of quote a little bit (and wrongly so): It should be "All the miserable people I know are that way because they are working badly on something they consider important or they have jobs which they consider unimportant." It doesn't state anything about not working. Are all people that are retired considered to be unhappy? Otherwise I like it.
"Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence." << please vote!! >>
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The only happy people I know should have been locked away for the safety of the public years ago! I'm determined to have happiness declared a mental illness before I go to my rest! Save the world; drown an optimist!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
9082365 wrote:
Save the world; drown an optimist!
SO - YOU THINK SOMETHING COULD ACTUALLY SAVE THE WORLD? And that anyone would even want to? You just put yourself at the head of the optimist list.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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That's a good point, but I wasn't thinking about people who don't have a job. I was thinking more along the lines of someone who really isn't working on anything they themselves consider important but still have the ability to do so.
Aah, yes... Now I get it. Yes, that is very painful. To that I'll add that: Doing work that I know is pointless also causes extreme unhappiness.
"Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence." << please vote!! >>
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Abraham Maslow said:
"The only happy people I know are those who are working well at something they consider important."
If you tend toward the negative, consider the inverse of this truth, which might be something like:
Maharba Wolsam said:
"All the miserable people I know are that way because they are not working on anything, or anything they consider important."
:-D
This idea is false. I'm retired, not working on a damn thing, and am very happy. OTOH, I think I was happiest when I had my sci-tech advisor job in Iraq, because I was able to do it well, and considered that it might save a soldier, which I believed to be very worthwhile, so yeah, if you must work, then yeah, the premise is true.
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Abraham Maslow said:
"The only happy people I know are those who are working well at something they consider important."
If you tend toward the negative, consider the inverse of this truth, which might be something like:
Maharba Wolsam said:
"All the miserable people I know are that way because they are not working on anything, or anything they consider important."
:-D
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Aah, yes... Now I get it. Yes, that is very painful. To that I'll add that: Doing work that I know is pointless also causes extreme unhappiness.
"Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence." << please vote!! >>
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Abraham Maslow said:
"The only happy people I know are those who are working well at something they consider important."
If you tend toward the negative, consider the inverse of this truth, which might be something like:
Maharba Wolsam said:
"All the miserable people I know are that way because they are not working on anything, or anything they consider important."
:-D
I find that when I'm feeling unhappy, it's virtually always because I'm not living up to my own standards and responsibilities.
Cheers, Mike Fidler "I intend to live forever - so far, so good." Steven Wright "I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met." Also Steven Wright "I'm addicted to placebos. I could quit, but it wouldn't matter." Steven Wright yet again.
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Abraham Maslow said:
"The only happy people I know are those who are working well at something they consider important."
If you tend toward the negative, consider the inverse of this truth, which might be something like:
Maharba Wolsam said:
"All the miserable people I know are that way because they are not working on anything, or anything they consider important."
:-D
Were this actually true, weekends and vacations would suck....
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Were this actually true, weekends and vacations would suck....