Comments on: How to Love Your Life, Even if You Hate Your Job http://www.amandalee.org/2009/08/how-to-love-your-life-even-if-you-hate-your-job/ I'm Amanda Lee [don't call me Amanda]. This is my daily celebration of the things I love best: style, organization, creativity, happiness. I'm a copy editor, writer, and general freelance hero...if you're looking for someone. I love learning, good design, urban density, public transit, dogs, and Dunkin' Donuts coffee. Someone once told me I was the most unpredictable person he'd ever met, and I enjoy living up to that every day. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:22:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: birdie http://www.amandalee.org/2009/08/how-to-love-your-life-even-if-you-hate-your-job/comment-page-1/#comment-1648 birdie Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:40:20 +0000 http://www.amandalee.org/?p=194#comment-1648 HEAR HEAR! Great list! A thing I'd emphasis is knowing that you have options and an exit strategy (goes hand in hand with your last point). ALWAYS know your options and your exit strategy. :) HEAR HEAR! Great list! A thing I’d emphasis is knowing that you have options and an exit strategy (goes hand in hand with your last point). ALWAYS know your options and your exit strategy. :)

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]]> By: Ian http://www.amandalee.org/2009/08/how-to-love-your-life-even-if-you-hate-your-job/comment-page-1/#comment-420 Ian Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:49:41 +0000 http://www.amandalee.org/?p=194#comment-420 I'm that rare person who actually likes his job :) I’m that rare person who actually likes his job :)

]]> By: Whitney http://www.amandalee.org/2009/08/how-to-love-your-life-even-if-you-hate-your-job/comment-page-1/#comment-341 Whitney Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:19:49 +0000 http://www.amandalee.org/?p=194#comment-341 Thanks so much for this, Amanda. Such great suggestions. It's so hard for me to find time and motivation to practice for auditions because I'm teaching privately about 20 students a week. I don't have a 9-5, but I still sit there in lessons thinking "oh my GOD is this what I am going to do the rest of my life?" Thanks so much for this, Amanda. Such great suggestions. It’s so hard for me to find time and motivation to practice for auditions because I’m teaching privately about 20 students a week. I don’t have a 9-5, but I still sit there in lessons thinking “oh my GOD is this what I am going to do the rest of my life?”

]]> By: Kala http://www.amandalee.org/2009/08/how-to-love-your-life-even-if-you-hate-your-job/comment-page-1/#comment-335 Kala Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:38:24 +0000 http://www.amandalee.org/?p=194#comment-335 This list is fantastic. I do have one thing to add, though. I've worked in a lot of jobs where I hated the work but really liked the people. This helps. A lot. It makes getting up early or going in late a bearable drudgery instead of something that makes you want to tear your eyes out. In essence: even if you don't love what you're doing right now, love the people you're doing it with. Thanks to Mr. Hathaway (@strutting) who sent me here. This list is fantastic. I do have one thing to add, though. I’ve worked in a lot of jobs where I hated the work but really liked the people. This helps. A lot. It makes getting up early or going in late a bearable drudgery instead of something that makes you want to tear your eyes out. In essence: even if you don’t love what you’re doing right now, love the people you’re doing it with.

Thanks to Mr. Hathaway (@strutting) who sent me here.

]]> By: Esti http://www.amandalee.org/2009/08/how-to-love-your-life-even-if-you-hate-your-job/comment-page-1/#comment-334 Esti Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:19:54 +0000 http://www.amandalee.org/?p=194#comment-334 For random gap-year employment, I have to say that my job is fairly excellent. A cushy library gig with lots of downtime to play on the computer isn't a bad way to spend twelve months. On the other hand, it doesn't pay well enough that I can save very much, and if my ipod dies while I'm at work I'm in danger of passing out from boredom. Every few weeks I have a miniature meltdown over feeling like I'm not accomplishing anything. I try to make the most of it by making sure that I spend more of the aforementioned downtime doing things like blogging and learning facts/recipes/beading patterns than playing solitaire. It helps that my boss is one of the nicest, most dedicated people I've ever met (which seems a pretty rare situation), so when I'm feeling rebelliously unproductive I just remind myself that I don't want to disappoint her. For random gap-year employment, I have to say that my job is fairly excellent. A cushy library gig with lots of downtime to play on the computer isn’t a bad way to spend twelve months. On the other hand, it doesn’t pay well enough that I can save very much, and if my ipod dies while I’m at work I’m in danger of passing out from boredom. Every few weeks I have a miniature meltdown over feeling like I’m not accomplishing anything. I try to make the most of it by making sure that I spend more of the aforementioned downtime doing things like blogging and learning facts/recipes/beading patterns than playing solitaire. It helps that my boss is one of the nicest, most dedicated people I’ve ever met (which seems a pretty rare situation), so when I’m feeling rebelliously unproductive I just remind myself that I don’t want to disappoint her.

]]> By: Evan http://www.amandalee.org/2009/08/how-to-love-your-life-even-if-you-hate-your-job/comment-page-1/#comment-331 Evan Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:11:55 +0000 http://www.amandalee.org/?p=194#comment-331 My job is fun sometimes and horrendously stressful other times. To cope, I do a lot of these things. I set goals for myself during the week. Instead of getting home and just vegging out, I make to do lists at work to complete when I get home. I'll be extremely meticulous about these lists and even include bathroom breaks and dinner time just so I stay on task. And it's not like the things I do outside of work are necessarily that important or even all that time sensitive. Just things I enjoy or make my life outside of work a bit more pleasant. My job is fun sometimes and horrendously stressful other times. To cope, I do a lot of these things. I set goals for myself during the week. Instead of getting home and just vegging out, I make to do lists at work to complete when I get home. I’ll be extremely meticulous about these lists and even include bathroom breaks and dinner time just so I stay on task. And it’s not like the things I do outside of work are necessarily that important or even all that time sensitive. Just things I enjoy or make my life outside of work a bit more pleasant.

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