Life Outside the Fast Lane

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by antiform • 18 years ago

21 14 18 years ago

wallflower• 18 years ago

The power of this best-of-craigslist post is that he (a former partner-track and then partner-at-age-30 lawyer) talks about why he is happy with his post-superachiever life and at the same time - he does not condescend those people who choose to be slackers, homemakers, or McMansion home owners, or whatever they want to be (as long as it makes them happy)

I came across a definition of success on Friday that really resonated with me: Success is not about financial independence, a big house, or fame. It's about whether you are making progress towards worthy goals.

I like it because that allows us to feel we are succeeding now, rather than the proverbial later.

edw519• 18 years ago

Add to that my definition of class: How you treat others. This guy learned the hard way, but he learned. Others never do.

Great post. Every once in a while, it's nice when someone says that which should go without saying.

technoguyrob3• 18 years ago

This sounds like a summary of Click (except without the movie poet's license).

technoguyrob3• 18 years ago

Profit of successful startup: several million in four years

Profit of successful lawyer: several million throughout lifetime

And once again, the nerds own the jocks.

aneesh• 18 years ago

but only a small percent of startups succeed.

whereas most people with a law degree can be "successful" lawyers.

technoguyrob3• 18 years ago

Last I heard, half the YC startups succeed, with the other half flaking out due to some avoidable flaw (or, a very small percentage like Kiko, just plain unluck).

srini• 18 years ago

You are comparing apples to oranges.

Becoming partner at a large firm is like working up to VP at an established tech company.

Starting your own law firm that specializes in class action law suits - that's a lot more like a startup.

ghiotion3• 18 years ago

For fuck's sake. Shouldn't I have received this as a forward of a forward of a forward of a forward (do I need to go on?) with the subject line CARPE DIEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Come on guys, aren't we better than this? Can't we transcend cliché?

ghiotion3• 18 years ago

Man, based on the overall negative response this comment generated, perhaps I need to go back and reread the posting. I'm not above thinking that I'm never incorrect <-- that's a triple negative, for those that are counting.

ghiotion3• 18 years ago

Nope, I just reread it. It's as bad as I recall.

alaskamiller• 18 years ago

Sure is nice to have a rich Ivy League lawyer tell me how unimportant success is and just to be happy with my life.

lsmith• 18 years ago

What??? What's this doing here? I was just at Reddit, thank you very much.

bprater• 18 years ago

Synthetic happiness at work.

Life Outside the Fast Lane

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