Posted by Jonathan on August 30, 2002, at 1:10:49
In reply to Re: Work is so boring, posted by Ted on August 29, 2002, at 10:17:27
> > "A life unexamined is not worth living" (Plato or Pluto . . . whichever one isn't a Disney character with a black nose)
>
> That would be Plato :-)Actually, that would be Socrates :-)
But some people wouldn't care because they live as if "a life, lived or unlived, is not worth examining" (and especially one lived more than 2000 years ago, like the life of Socrates or Plato).
The tragedy is that such people, who see no need to pause and examine their own lives, get promoted at work as a reward for always seeming busy; then they get to decide how much work people like us should be able to complete before the deadlines which it's their job to set for us :-(
To quote my other favourite philosopher, Dilbert:
"I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by."
> Are you excited & enthusiastic about your work? That's the real test.
Being forced to be too busy can kill my excitement & enthusiasm about even the most interesting work.
It's 7 a.m. Friday for me and I'm 11 more sleepless hours from the deadline for some boring work which would have been fascinating if only I could have another week to think about it.
Life-examining Socratic break over -- back to busy :-(
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