Comments on: Bad advice for 20 year olds http://brainease.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bad-advice-for-20-year-olds/ Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:55:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Matthew http://brainease.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bad-advice-for-20-year-olds/#comment-46 Matthew Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:55:19 +0000 http://brainease.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bad-advice-for-20-year-olds/#comment-46 I think that, as with most things, both of these pieces of advice have the potential to be taken in the wrong light. I am 26 and have spent the vast majority of my twenties traveling, job hopping, partying, and engaging in pursuits that may be enriching (I taught myself motorcycle repair) but certainly not for my "career" whatever that may be. On the other hand I worked for Apple Computer for two years as a top-level support agent, I've worked for another year as a set decorator for movies with an art department crew, I spent six months with a school district as a mac technical specialist, then I went on a 3 month motorcycle trip across the US and landed in South Korea teaching English for a year. I have no money, no idea what I am going to do with my life, tons and TONS of AMAZING friends, an extremely broad skill set with the flexibility to focus on any area of it at a moments notice, dozens of awesome stories of danger and adventure, and a pretty solid idea of what I DON'T want in a career. Not to mention a resume that usually gets me at least an interview simply because of how random my experience is. It makes employers curious. So on the one hand, and I may be blowing smoke here, since I AM only 26, I don't think the answer is to move back in with parents, unless in case of dire emergency, but on the other hand getting on a fast track to one career also seems like a blunder. I think that, as with most things, both of these pieces of advice have the potential to be taken in the wrong light. I am 26 and have spent the vast majority of my twenties traveling, job hopping, partying, and engaging in pursuits that may be enriching (I taught myself motorcycle repair) but certainly not for my “career” whatever that may be. On the other hand I worked for Apple Computer for two years as a top-level support agent, I’ve worked for another year as a set decorator for movies with an art department crew, I spent six months with a school district as a mac technical specialist, then I went on a 3 month motorcycle trip across the US and landed in South Korea teaching English for a year. I have no money, no idea what I am going to do with my life, tons and TONS of AMAZING friends, an extremely broad skill set with the flexibility to focus on any area of it at a moments notice, dozens of awesome stories of danger and adventure, and a pretty solid idea of what I DON’T want in a career. Not to mention a resume that usually gets me at least an interview simply because of how random my experience is. It makes employers curious. So on the one hand, and I may be blowing smoke here, since I AM only 26, I don’t think the answer is to move back in with parents, unless in case of dire emergency, but on the other hand getting on a fast track to one career also seems like a blunder.

]]> By: NICK http://brainease.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bad-advice-for-20-year-olds/#comment-35 NICK Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:00:15 +0000 http://brainease.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bad-advice-for-20-year-olds/#comment-35 Man Do I agree with you!! I read her article. Then I read it again. And I STILL could not believe the amount of horseshit that was written. Hey, if your just graduating from high school and want to spend the next 30 years wandering around, always looking for what makes you HAPPY, bouncing from one job to the next, refusing to get "caught up in the rat race", take this article to heart. And you will be sitting there at 48, shaking your head, thinking about nothing but: SHOULDA'S, COULDA'S, WOULDA'S. Nothing, NOTHING, sucks more than REGRET. And believe me, THATS what youre gonna have. Man
Do I agree with you!! I read her article. Then I read it again. And I STILL could not believe the amount of horseshit that was written.

Hey, if your just graduating from high school and want to spend the next 30 years wandering around, always looking for what makes you HAPPY, bouncing from one job to the next, refusing to get “caught up in the rat race”, take this article to heart.
And you will be sitting there at 48, shaking your head, thinking about nothing but:

SHOULDA’S, COULDA’S, WOULDA’S.

Nothing, NOTHING, sucks more than REGRET. And believe me, THATS what youre gonna have.

]]> By: Wayne Garabedian http://brainease.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bad-advice-for-20-year-olds/#comment-6 Wayne Garabedian Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:41:35 +0000 http://brainease.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bad-advice-for-20-year-olds/#comment-6 I am an example of choosing a career at 22 out of fright. Now 52, I am burned out, scared, with no other skills. Let the 20 somethings go out and figure it out but let them know you love them and your advise is there for them, don't be afraid to give it to them and most of all if you lead your 20 something with good example(i guarantee i am glad i don't have kids seeing me this way)trully good example they'll reap it. I am an example of choosing a career at 22 out of fright. Now 52, I am burned out, scared, with no other skills. Let the 20 somethings go out and figure it out but let them know you love them and your advise is there for them, don’t be afraid to give it to them and most of all if you lead your 20 something with good example(i guarantee i am glad i don’t have kids seeing me this way)trully good example they’ll reap it.

]]> By: veronica http://brainease.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bad-advice-for-20-year-olds/#comment-5 veronica Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:24:47 +0000 http://brainease.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/bad-advice-for-20-year-olds/#comment-5 What you're saying is exactly Penelope's point: you define success one way (i.e., having invested money early) but others can define it another way. She's simply saying allow children to define for themselves what success is. Just like you said, no 20 year old is going to listen to 'sound advice' anyway. Let them figure out who they are just like you did. What you’re saying is exactly Penelope’s point: you define success one way (i.e., having invested money early) but others can define it another way. She’s simply saying allow children to define for themselves what success is. Just like you said, no 20 year old is going to listen to ’sound advice’ anyway. Let them figure out who they are just like you did.

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