Comments on: The Dangerous Myth of The Dream Job http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job-1/ Fri, 25 May 2012 05:52:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Justin Sermeno http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job-1/#comment-58904 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:06:24 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/09/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job/#comment-58904 Good article Tim. It is true that when what you love becomes a grind it sometimes ceases to be what you love. But I disagree with your comments on “work life balance” and it’s association with blending. The “Work life separation” is something that should obviously be desired, but that can include working 80 hours a week and separating that from your 2 hours of free time. Work life balance is meant to first mean that work and life and kept separate. And secondly that they are even in time much like a balance with which you would compare the weight of two objects.

Also, blending of work and life is not necessarily a bad thing. The examples that you gave for a blending of work and life are actually more like work replacing life.

]]> By: Economics Topics News » Blog Archive » Comment on The Dangerous Myth of The Dream Job by Economics Topics … http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job-1/#comment-58903 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:52:18 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/09/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job/#comment-58903 [...] Comment on The Dangerous Myth of The Dream Job by Economics Topics …By Economics Topics News » Blog Archive »…Comment on The Dangerous Myth of The Dream Job by Winning The …By Winning The Battle of Work vs. Life at Personal PRmuch we tout the value of work/life balance, we seem to believe that in a way, it’s sort of a myth. And to be honest, …Comments for Web Worker Daily – http://webworkerdaily.com [...]

]]> By: Economics Topics News » Blog Archive » Comment on The Dangerous Myth of The Dream Job by Winning The … http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job-1/#comment-58902 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:03:20 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/09/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job/#comment-58902 [...] Comment on The Dangerous Myth of The Dream Job by Winning The …By Winning The Battle of Work vs. Life at Personal PRmuch we tout the value of work/life balance, we seem to believe that in a way, it’s sort of a myth. And to be honest, a lot of times it feels like a […]Comments for Web Worker Daily – http://webworkerdaily.com [...]

]]> By: Winning The Battle of Work vs. Life at Personal PR http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job-1/#comment-58901 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:59:06 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/09/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job/#comment-58901 [...] much we tout the value of work/life balance, we seem to believe that in a way, it’s sort of a myth. And to be honest, a lot of times it feels like a [...]

]]> By: ana ulin .org | ana’s blog http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job-1/#comment-58900 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:16:24 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/09/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job/#comment-58900 [...] Web Worker Daily: The Dangerous Myth of The Dream Job (by Timothy Ferris): I am not quite sure I fully agree with the main thesis of this article, but it is nevertheless a thought-provoking read. Converting passions into “work” is the fastest way to kill those passions. Surfing two hours on a Saturday to decompress from a hard week might be heaven, but waking up at 6 am every morning to do it 40 hours per week with difficult clients is a very different animal. Mixing business and pleasure can be a psychologically toxic cocktail. [...]

]]> By: Winning The Battle of Work vs. Life « Little Red Suit http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job-1/#comment-58899 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:22:08 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/09/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job/#comment-58899 [...] much we tout the value of work/life balance, we seem to believe that in a way, it’s sort of a myth. And to be honest, a lot of times it feels like a [...]

]]> By: Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive Use the Web to Find the Perfect Job « http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job-1/#comment-58898 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:00:22 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/09/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job/#comment-58898 [...] would claim that the myth of the dream job kills passion, that work is for money not pleasure. Yet many people still yearn for work that [...]

]]> By: Sunday links | On jobs, work and careers http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job-1/#comment-58897 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 09:08:21 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/09/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job/#comment-58897 [...] Web Worker Daily: The Dangerous Myth of The Dream Job (by Timothy Ferris): I am not quite sure I fully agree with the main thesis of this article, but it is nevertheless a thought-provoking read. Converting passions into “work” is the fastest way to kill those passions. Surfing two hours on a Saturday to decompress from a hard week might be heaven, but waking up at 6 am every morning to do it 40 hours per week with difficult clients is a very different animal. Mixing business and pleasure can be a psychologically toxic cocktail. [...]

]]> By: The Margin Manifesto by Tim Ferriss · Articles http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job-1/#comment-58896 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:16:36 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/09/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job/#comment-58896 [...] It is not the first time he has written for us, but it is the first time he is focusing on profits, and how to get them fast. If How to Reach Profitability (or Double It!) in 3 Months: the first five of his 11 commandments of his margin manifesto. Hopefully you will find it worth your time. [...]

]]> By: GigaOM The Margin Manifesto by Tim Ferriss « http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job-1/#comment-58895 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:31:18 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/09/the-dangerous-myth-of-the-dream-job/#comment-58895 [...] It is not the first time he has written for us, but it is the first time he is focusing on profits, and how to get them fast. If How to Reach Profitability (or Double It!) in 3 Months: the first five of his 11 commandments of his margin manifesto. Hopefully you will find it worth your time. Share This | Sphere | Print | Topic: Asides | [...]

]]>