Comments on: What does one do after college? http://alexlod.com/2007/12/14/what-does-one-do-after-college/ A blog by Alex Loddengaard Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alex Loddengaard’s Blog » Computing for the Developing World http://alexlod.com/2007/12/14/what-does-one-do-after-college/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Alex Loddengaard’s Blog » Computing for the Developing World Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:16:43 +0000 http://www.alexloddengaard.com/2007/12/14/what-does-one-do-after-college/#comment-79 [...] took this class in direct response to this former post of mine, because now I get a chance to work on a project that might actually help someone who truly needs [...] [...] took this class in direct response to this former post of mine, because now I get a chance to work on a project that might actually help someone who truly needs [...]

]]> By: Connie http://alexlod.com/2007/12/14/what-does-one-do-after-college/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Connie Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:34:20 +0000 http://www.alexloddengaard.com/2007/12/14/what-does-one-do-after-college/#comment-30 Alex, your efforts to keep life pure and meaningful bring you miles forward. I feel that the only thing any of us can do is to stay as consistent as we can, while still embracing necessary change. Reading your blog made me sincerely happy, since it's refreshing to really hear what my friends think about the very real decisions we choose to make. Something I truly believe in is being bitingly honest with yourself in order to progress. This progress will help us put effort into obtaining the things that are most important to us, whether the odds are difficult or easy. We're all driven by different histories, friends, and dialogues, but I truly believe we crave to feel and give love. To establish true human contact. And however we do that, as a musician or computer scientist, is totally open for interpretation and execution. How beautiful is that? Much love. Alex, your efforts to keep life pure and meaningful bring you miles forward. I feel that the only thing any of us can do is to stay as consistent as we can, while still embracing necessary change. Reading your blog made me sincerely happy, since it’s refreshing to really hear what my friends think about the very real decisions we choose to make.

Something I truly believe in is being bitingly honest with yourself in order to progress. This progress will help us put effort into obtaining the things that are most important to us, whether the odds are difficult or easy.

We’re all driven by different histories, friends, and dialogues, but I truly believe we crave to feel and give love. To establish true human contact. And however we do that, as a musician or computer scientist, is totally open for interpretation and execution. How beautiful is that?

Much love.

]]> By: alevy http://alexlod.com/2007/12/14/what-does-one-do-after-college/comment-page-1/#comment-13 alevy Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:10:48 +0000 http://www.alexloddengaard.com/2007/12/14/what-does-one-do-after-college/#comment-13 What motivates you might not be just one thing - charity work, surfing, building software etc'. Sometimes what makes you satisfied at the end of the day could be something more abstract, something that neither working for Google, surfing, nor volunteering at UNICEF can provide. What do you do then? I don't really have a good answer. I think a person can be doing everything they like - that motivate them - and still have this feeling that it's not right. I think there's value in at least trying to find that *one thing* (maybe a job) that encapsulates all of your motivations. What motivates you might not be just one thing – charity work, surfing, building software etc’. Sometimes what makes you satisfied at the end of the day could be something more abstract, something that neither working for Google, surfing, nor volunteering at UNICEF can provide. What do you do then? I don’t really have a good answer.
I think a person can be doing everything they like – that motivate them – and still have this feeling that it’s not right.
I think there’s value in at least trying to find that *one thing* (maybe a job) that encapsulates all of your motivations.

]]> By: alevy http://alexlod.com/2007/12/14/what-does-one-do-after-college/comment-page-1/#comment-12 alevy Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:39:21 +0000 http://www.alexloddengaard.com/2007/12/14/what-does-one-do-after-college/#comment-12 I was going to make fun for posting that song, but then I listened to it and remembered it was actually awesome. I was going to make fun for posting that song, but then I listened to it and remembered it was actually awesome.

]]> By: jsalvati http://alexlod.com/2007/12/14/what-does-one-do-after-college/comment-page-1/#comment-11 jsalvati Sun, 16 Dec 2007 08:00:13 +0000 http://www.alexloddengaard.com/2007/12/14/what-does-one-do-after-college/#comment-11 This is a false dichotomy. Most things that are personally rewarding are rewarding because they help others. Successful businesses are generally successful because they help <i>lots</i> of people. That said, your responsibility is to yourself. You should do what most motivates you (sorta redundant). If you are most motivated to help people out directly through some type of charity, you should do that. If you are most motivated to become a professional surfer, do that. If you're most motivated to become build software that makes you a lot of money, do that. As an extremely competent person, you should do whatever most motivates you because it is the most likely thing to advance general human prosperity, because that's where you'll work the hardest at and where you're most likely to see opportunities others don't. <i>Never</i> feel guilty about doing this. This is a false dichotomy. Most things that are personally rewarding are rewarding because they help others. Successful businesses are generally successful because they help lots of people.

That said, your responsibility is to yourself. You should do what most motivates you (sorta redundant). If you are most motivated to help people out directly through some type of charity, you should do that. If you are most motivated to become a professional surfer, do that. If you’re most motivated to become build software that makes you a lot of money, do that. As an extremely competent person, you should do whatever most motivates you because it is the most likely thing to advance general human prosperity, because that’s where you’ll work the hardest at and where you’re most likely to see opportunities others don’t. Never feel guilty about doing this.

]]> By: Alex Loddengaard’s Blog » Speaking of Helping People, Presenting helpd.org http://alexlod.com/2007/12/14/what-does-one-do-after-college/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Alex Loddengaard’s Blog » Speaking of Helping People, Presenting helpd.org Sat, 15 Dec 2007 09:17:15 +0000 http://www.alexloddengaard.com/2007/12/14/what-does-one-do-after-college/#comment-9 [...] thinking a lot last night about jobs and helping out, I decided to make my idea a reality. I contacted a friend of mine who I met at the Google APM [...] [...] thinking a lot last night about jobs and helping out, I decided to make my idea a reality. I contacted a friend of mine who I met at the Google APM [...]

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