Me, Myself, and I
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This evening I was requested to present myself to the Art Directors Club of Germany. The club is quite insular in it’s set-up as you have to be invited to join, and after being invited, you have to present yourself. After presenting, the members present vote on letting you in or not. My initial presentation wasn’t without a lengthy discussion, and after being voted in, I was asked to present again. Above is my second presentation. But it also got me thinking about work and happiness. Basically, work is the pursuit of three things:
- To learn something new
- To pay the bills
- Because of love
The challenge is to find a place that covers all three goals. Jack has a great post aptly named the love, growth, cash triangle pictured below.
There’s a certain joy that comes from doing what you love, getting compensated for it and constantly learning new things in the process. Your goal should be to maximize each experience and try to cover as many new areas of the bigger triangle as possible.
For inspiration, a list of posts from things that we learn that deal with work and happiness:
Leaving BBH
http://bbh-labs.com/my-last-post-some-things-ive-learned-at-bbh
In praise of quitting your job
http://pieratt.tumblr.com/post/977179815/in-praise-of-quitting-your-job
Say goodbye to the office
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/06/goodbye-to-the-office.html
You might be hiring or looking for your next business partner
http://stu.mp/2010/03/howto-recruit-rock-stars.html
35 lessons in 35 years
http://ryanfreitas.tumblr.com/post/968361763/35-lessons-in-35-years
You don’t want the same old employees
http://thefrontiergroup.com.au/pages/jobs
Chase your dreams, start something that involves your passions
http://www.pictorymag.com/showcases/phoot-camp/
Nutritious
http://blog.frankchimero.com/post/942985389/the-back-side-of-your-gullet-is-decadent-and-depraved
http://blog.frankchimero.com/post/947935175/the-back-side-of-your-gullet-is-decadent-and-depraved
http://blog.frankchimero.com/post/947935175/the-back-side-of-your-gullet-is-decadent-and-depraved
You might be a student just starting out
http://blog.frankchimero.com/post/979706728/what-advice-would-you-give-to-a-graphic-design-student
The best advice is, probably, no advice
http://callmejeffrey.com/blog/text/12927946
Change your outlook on work completely
http://37signals.com/rework/
5 simple steps
http://colt-rane.com/seth-godin-simple-five-step-plan-for-just-about-everyone-and-everything/
Don’t forget how to have an idea
http://www.frankchimero.com/idea/
At the least, know what you’re doing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessicahische/5075734049/sizes/o/in/photostream/
Practical advice for design students
http://www.davidairey.com/advice-for-design-students/
Learn to look sideways
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meKUDU0sH5w