RichardKennaway comments on Open Thread: July 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RichardKennaway 02 July 2009 12:36:16PM *  1 point [-]

No detailed suggestions, but one thing that comes out very strongly from what you wrote is that you don't want a job and a job doesn't want you.

This is not necessarily a bad thing.

Steve Pavlina wrote about why getting a job is a really bad idea; as for what to do instead, to make your way in the world, some of his other stuff may be of interest. (His other stuff also includes some things I think are woo, so don't take this as a pointer to a pure fount of wisdom.)

I second the suggestions made by others to look for freelance computing work. It sounds ideal for your situation, if you can learn to take orders from yourself, which it sounds like you won't from other people.

Comment author: [deleted] 03 July 2009 07:00:15PM *  2 points [-]

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Comment author: wedrifid 04 July 2009 11:45:26PM 0 points [-]

I'm only passingly familiar with Pavlina. Would you say the same thing about the advice of Tim Ferris?

Comment author: [deleted] 05 July 2009 11:26:41AM *  2 points [-]

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Comment author: wedrifid 04 July 2009 11:43:47PM *  1 point [-]

Ok, someone tell me what the fuck this woo shit is!

Edit: Ok, pardon my language. That rules out my two first hypotheses. Anyone?

Comment author: Z_M_Davis 05 July 2009 01:22:53AM 2 points [-]
Comment author: wedrifid 05 July 2009 11:47:27AM *  0 points [-]

Nice. Now I have a swear word that means something actually bad as opposed to taboo for doing in public.

Comment author: RobinZ 08 November 2009 03:37:26PM 0 points [-]

I always thought "taboo for doing in public" was what the swear word meant.