tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post7410280627465750471..comments2023-12-03T06:40:50.836-08:00Comments on Capricious Bubbles: RegressionShinyunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223210004939369907noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-8590021814449431742009-02-16T19:23:07.285-08:002009-02-16T19:23:07.285-08:00That's ok. I graduated college and worked as ...That's ok. I graduated college and worked as a paralegal for 2 years and left to figure out what to do and wanted to do something creative and went to advertising and it turned out NOT to be creative but very boring and mechanical so I took some CLE credits and rediscovered why I had thought about law school and applied thinking it would be as intellectually interesting as college and it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-10772478660716125702009-02-17T07:22:52.246-08:002009-02-17T07:22:52.246-08:00You see the issue - either explore now, or be one ...You see the issue - either explore now, or be one of those people in law firm land who appears to have given up all brain wave activity that does not produce billable hours. What kind of a life is that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-43649563245263773112009-02-17T15:21:16.690-08:002009-02-17T15:21:16.690-08:00Congratulations. I know what you mean about the e...Congratulations. I know what you mean about the excitement of the job not neatly correlating to the amount of compensation. I have collected some big firm paychecks for work that left me feeling pretty empty and received nothing for hard work that left me fulfilled. <br><br>Personally, I think the law has warped my perspective on both time and money. If one has been fortunate enough to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-90084046241684280002009-02-18T16:30:59.561-08:002009-02-18T16:30:59.561-08:00Isn't there some statistic that says most peop...Isn't there some statistic that says most people change careers five times during their lives? The ability to change paths -- especially after one has put much investment into the old one -- shows courage and resilience, not immaturity. Good for you for making these changes right now!Twizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07948385380529826119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-45356212110959087632009-02-18T16:43:04.896-08:002009-02-18T16:43:04.896-08:00I think what you're doing is great. I think w...I think what you're doing is great. <br><br>I think writing is something you - by which I mean, one - invest yourself totally in, if you're someone who is a natural writer (which you are). <br><br>And I don't think you're regressing at all. You're simply seeing what you really enjoy and what really motivates you in this world. $200 isn't the motivation, it's seeingFellow U of C Alumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-55208793784262607422009-02-18T16:45:41.388-08:002009-02-18T16:45:41.388-08:00I've always said I feel like an 86 year old tr...I've always said I feel like an 86 year old trapped in a 32 year old's (or whatever age I have been at the time) body. <br><br>Now quiet down and get the hell off my lawn, ya whippersnapper, you!Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10931380770342598889noreply@blogger.com