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		<title>By: MIchelle in Crystal Lake</title>
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		<dc:creator>MIchelle in Crystal Lake</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 03:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I just typed &quot;I&#039;m passionate about the environment but no one else is&quot;, and this article was one of the first hits.  Thanks, I needed to see this.  So what if I&#039;m the only employee at my school who insists on reusing and recycling?  I appreciate the advice that &quot;it will be there tomorrow&quot; -- yes it will, and now I can sleep :o)  Most appreciated.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just typed &#8220;I&#8217;m passionate about the environment but no one else is&#8221;, and this article was one of the first hits.  Thanks, I needed to see this.  So what if I&#8217;m the only employee at my school who insists on reusing and recycling?  I appreciate the advice that &#8220;it will be there tomorrow&#8221; &#8212; yes it will, and now I can sleep <img src='http://funny-about-money.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_surprised.gif' alt=':o' class='wp-smiley' /> )  Most appreciated.</p>
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		<title>By: &#187; Are you suffering from careerism? Early Retirement Extreme: &#8212; financial independence in 5 years</title>
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		<dc:creator>&#187; Are you suffering from careerism? Early Retirement Extreme: &#8212; financial independence in 5 years</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 20:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] into this kind of careerism and the goal changed from doing good to playing the game. Consequently, they got frustrated with the system and with their work and then they left it. Leaving can be either mentally in terms of doing the [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] into this kind of careerism and the goal changed from doing good to playing the game. Consequently, they got frustrated with the system and with their work and then they left it. Leaving can be either mentally in terms of doing the [...]</p>
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		<title>By: funny</title>
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		<dc:creator>funny</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ Broke by Choice: Yes! That&#039;s an insight that some of us have a hard time figuring out. I recall it hit me like some sort of revelation...&lt;i&gt;hey! you don&#039;t have to do all this today! It&#039;s still gunna be here tomorrow!!&lt;/i&gt; That helped a lot with the stress. And the work got done on time anyway.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Broke by Choice: Yes! That&#8217;s an insight that some of us have a hard time figuring out. I recall it hit me like some sort of revelation&#8230;<i>hey! you don&#8217;t have to do all this today! It&#8217;s still gunna be here tomorrow!!</i> That helped a lot with the stress. And the work got done on time anyway.</p>
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		<title>By: Broke by Choice</title>
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		<dc:creator>Broke by Choice</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I find the balance my reminding myself that the work will be there tomorrow, so I should go home and do other things that I like. I make my personal satisfaction a priority.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I find the balance my reminding myself that the work will be there tomorrow, so I should go home and do other things that I like. I make my personal satisfaction a priority.</p>
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		<title>By: Carnival of Personal Finance #254 : Carnival of Personal Finance</title>
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		<dc:creator>Carnival of Personal Finance #254 : Carnival of Personal Finance</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Funny about Money:Why Being Passionate about Your Career Can Drive You Nuts  [...]</description>
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		<title>By: funny</title>
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		<dc:creator>funny</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ Early Retirement Extreme: LOL! It&#039;s entirely possible. I&#039;m pretty sure we weren&#039;t all crazy when GDU  hired us. uhmmm....i don&#039;t think....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Early Retirement Extreme: LOL! It&#8217;s entirely possible. I&#8217;m pretty sure we weren&#8217;t all crazy when GDU  hired us. uhmmm&#8230;.i don&#8217;t think&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: Simple in France</title>
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		<dc:creator>Simple in France</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Kate--whenever I hear that someone has a PhD, I feel slightly jealous--because I love to learn . . .that said, I chose not to get one because I was friendly with many people with PhD&#039;s when I was in the University setting and I heard about the precarious nature of the academic world plus the viciousness--the viciousness really decided it for me.  I taught high school and the viciousness was less, but still there . . .

Emily--&quot;now that I&#039;ve peaked behind that curtain, I&#039;m free!&quot;  What a great comment.  I&#039;m on (ahem!) an extended break from employment these days.  And when I think of going back, I actually think I may try something I&#039;m not particularly passionate about--possibly something with self-employment possibilities.  Here in France, there&#039;s a lot of work for people who are willing to check on elderly people and handicapped people in their homes, make sure they have everything they need, etc.  While it doesn&#039;t sound like something I&#039;d be passionate about--it&#039;s good honest work that I could feel good about doing, but that won&#039;t be all consuming.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kate&#8211;whenever I hear that someone has a PhD, I feel slightly jealous&#8211;because I love to learn . . .that said, I chose not to get one because I was friendly with many people with PhD&#8217;s when I was in the University setting and I heard about the precarious nature of the academic world plus the viciousness&#8211;the viciousness really decided it for me.  I taught high school and the viciousness was less, but still there . . .</p>
<p>Emily&#8211;&#8221;now that I&#8217;ve peaked behind that curtain, I&#8217;m free!&#8221;  What a great comment.  I&#8217;m on (ahem!) an extended break from employment these days.  And when I think of going back, I actually think I may try something I&#8217;m not particularly passionate about&#8211;possibly something with self-employment possibilities.  Here in France, there&#8217;s a lot of work for people who are willing to check on elderly people and handicapped people in their homes, make sure they have everything they need, etc.  While it doesn&#8217;t sound like something I&#8217;d be passionate about&#8211;it&#8217;s good honest work that I could feel good about doing, but that won&#8217;t be all consuming.</p>
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		<title>By: Emily on the Southern Prairie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Emily on the Southern Prairie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is part of why I quit my job last year! 
Passion for work CAN be nice ... but in the end, it&#039;s always going to be a job, and no job is free of politics, paperwork, stupidity, etc. I feel like I was sold a major bill of goods in my early 20s about the importance of finding work I was passionate about. Oh well, now that I&#039;ve peeked behind the curtain, I&#039;m free! :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is part of why I quit my job last year!<br />
Passion for work CAN be nice &#8230; but in the end, it&#8217;s always going to be a job, and no job is free of politics, paperwork, stupidity, etc. I feel like I was sold a major bill of goods in my early 20s about the importance of finding work I was passionate about. Oh well, now that I&#8217;ve peeked behind the curtain, I&#8217;m free! <img src='http://funny-about-money.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Early Retirement Extreme</title>
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		<dc:creator>Early Retirement Extreme</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:40:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m wondering whether the transition from passionate to nuts is particular to academia/teaching?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m wondering whether the transition from passionate to nuts is particular to academia/teaching?</p>
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		<title>By: Kate</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hmm, this post really made sense to me. I did a PhD and then lived precariously as a writer, freelancing for a number of years. A non-work-related life crisis led to my jacking that in and getting a regular job in an unrelated field. It was one of the better decisions I have made. I&#039;m interested in the work I do but I haven&#039;t sold my soul to it. I realized I&#039;m the kind of person who can&#039;t really cope with not knowing where my next paycheck is coming from, plus I agree with all the points made above about the drawbacks of depending on your &#039;passion&#039; to pay the bills. Makes me think of that joke about why academic spats are always so very vicious. Because the stakes are so low ;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hmm, this post really made sense to me. I did a PhD and then lived precariously as a writer, freelancing for a number of years. A non-work-related life crisis led to my jacking that in and getting a regular job in an unrelated field. It was one of the better decisions I have made. I&#8217;m interested in the work I do but I haven&#8217;t sold my soul to it. I realized I&#8217;m the kind of person who can&#8217;t really cope with not knowing where my next paycheck is coming from, plus I agree with all the points made above about the drawbacks of depending on your &#8216;passion&#8217; to pay the bills. Makes me think of that joke about why academic spats are always so very vicious. Because the stakes are so low <img src='http://funny-about-money.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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