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Rafi
@rafi
People seem to go through a lot of suffering because they don't acknowledge to themselves what they actually like to do (They rarely assign time to even think about stuff like that) There's this implicit idea that achieving anything meaningful requires forcing oneself to do things one does not like. While this can be true to some extent, the process can be made more manageable by being more compassionate towards oneself Rather than treating myself as unyielding machines, I can acknowledge and cherish my idiosyncrasy rather than fight it Individual preferences and natural inclinations are deeply embedded in ourselves. Engaging in activities that yield low satisfaction/pain ratio is the biggest opportunity cost that extends across all domains of life, both professional and personal So, what took you years to realize you don't actually like?
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Rafi
@rafi
For me it was day-to-day decision making. I always took pride in organizing group of people to work together towards one goal. It took me 7 years of management roles and organizing events to realize that. I much more prefer to set things in motion and to give support rather than be on top of things and be point of contact for everything The pride I took in being a decision maker was some arbitrary aspiration programmed somewhere in my life that didn't really align with my proclivities and lifestyle
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TheModestThief
@thief
based on my observation, societal/environmental pressures play a great role in causing this suffering (especially for people who are sensitive to such pressures). what you like to do may not be kindly perceived by your environment (maybe it's not cool, or often attributed to lower societal status). the converse may be true too.
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Sheena
@sheena
The answer to this is depressing for me because it’s “my job!” Well you can’t actually throwaway what you’ve been doing for most of your life so I decided to change what I do to some extend in order to reduce the suffering. Not completely happy right now, but content. I realize now how much happier I would be if I new this earlier in my life, that you need to love what you do, actually love and enjoy it. Otherwise it’s not living at all. It’s simply being alive.
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