[Dahut-pm] Walking With Dahuts
Michael Nachbaur
mike at nachbaur.com
Wed Jul 12 11:22:59 PDT 2006
On Jul 11, 2006, at 10:50 PM, Kip Hampton wrote:
> DAAAHUUUT!!!
DAHUT dudes
> Consider the Dahuts. We have among us people from a pretty wide
> variety
> of backgrounds with many different interests-- stargazers,
> philosophers,
> writers, etc.-- yet, for the most part our dreams are deferred year
> after year as we devote the balance of our working time to the geekery
> that pays the bills.
Luckily some of that geekery is fulfilling. I'm buoyed by the
realization that at least I get to spend my days exercising my mind.
My friends that have "Real" jobs are less fortunate, and spend their
time living for the moments they between working and sleeping. Being
with them however, it made me realize that while work and play
projects are fulfilling to some extent, there is definitely something
to be said for being a well-rounded in-duh-vidual. For the first
time in a long time, I actually look forward to my weekends as
something other than more time to devote to my personal projects.
> Are you really happy with what you're doing? Not just interested, or
> thankful to be in a position to pay the bills mostly on time, but
> fulfilled? Is that enough? Are you doing what you always thought you
> were "meant" to do? Is that question even meaningful anymore?
I'm happy for the moment. I'm fairly certain that computer work will
get tiresome in the future. When I'm past my prime, I wonder where
I'll put myself to pasture. I'd rather not be one of those people who
just codes because he has to. It's been my goal for years now to
develop some sort of alternate career path in my spare time and, when
things do hit a limit for me, I could then make the transition to the
new career. Pilot, writer, or any number of other passions of mine?
I'm not sure how feasible it is, but at least they give me joy in my
off-work hours.
My goals when I was younger were largely centred around what I wanted
to achieve, rather than what I wanted to be. As time goes on I'm
changing my earlier naïve goals in favour of more "Adult" ones. That
being said, I still don't know what those are.
I suppose I just am doing the things that bring me joy, while still
staying true to my core beliefs. I sometimes wonder though if the
"Things" I fill my life with - flying, motorcycle riding, and so on -
are just time wasters to keep me distracted so that I don't have to
think about these problems.
> Are you on course? If not, can you change it? What would it cost
> you to
> put your dreams to the test? Are you willing to pay that price?
I'm still battling with whether or not my course, and my
dissatisfaction with where I'm at, is an indication that I'm not
doing the right things, or that I'm pursuing the wrong goals
altogether. i.e. "Is the world really as I see it, or is this just
depression talking?" Right now I'm not willing to pay the price to
find out.
I know when I was making far too much in the DotCom era, and then
after when I wasn't making enough to pay the rent, that I was still
largely dissatisfied by the same things. So it's not what I make or
what I'm doing for a living that made me unhappy, it was how I was
living my life (or, as the case was, not living it).
So ever since my dad died and that shook things up for me, I've
focused on finding balance in my life and becoming a more rounded
person...errm, in the metaphorical sense that is. :-)
> Inquiring minds want to know...
Me too buddy... these days motorcycles and music bring me joy. For
now, that's good enough for me.
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