Comments on: My Work is Play to Me http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/07/my-work-is-play-to-me.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:06:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brandon Dingae http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/07/my-work-is-play-to-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-3437 Brandon Dingae Thu, 27 Jul 2006 23:31:14 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1196#comment-3437 Comes down to perception and believing you do have a choice. Comes down to perception and believing you do have a choice.

]]> By: Ben Casnocha http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/07/my-work-is-play-to-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-3436 Ben Casnocha Thu, 27 Jul 2006 18:50:36 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1196#comment-3436 Every time someone tells me to "just be a kid and have fun" I email them this quote. "The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he's always doing both." -James A. Michener Every time someone tells me to “just be a kid and have fun” I email them this quote.

“The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work
and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his
information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows
which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he
does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he’s
always doing both.”

-James A. Michener

]]> By: alf http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/07/my-work-is-play-to-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-3435 alf Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:58:56 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1196#comment-3435 It's not so easy.You work as you play because you're damned brilliant doing what you do.you're skills define the way you interact with your "jobworld".if you were a"middle class" worker you wouldn't be able to scape from your office,connect from Alaska,or being an independent investor.the hardest part of the story is to recognize we are not good enough to be rewarded that way.THANKS FOR YOUR BLOG.IT'S AN INSPIRING BREATH OF FRESH AIR. It’s not so easy.You work as you play because you’re damned brilliant doing what you do.you’re skills define the way you interact with your “jobworld”.if you were a”middle class” worker you wouldn’t be able to scape from your office,connect from Alaska,or being an independent investor.the hardest part of the story is to recognize we are not good enough to be rewarded that way.THANKS FOR YOUR BLOG.IT’S AN INSPIRING BREATH OF FRESH AIR.

]]> By: Adam http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/07/my-work-is-play-to-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-3434 Adam Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:53:03 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1196#comment-3434 What's the point if you don't enjoy every part of the ride? Every single person living in this country especially has the ability to create their ideal work situation but why do so few take advantage? Fear, envy, self-limiting beliefs... What’s the point if you don’t enjoy every part of the ride?

Every single person living in this country especially has the ability to create their ideal work situation but why do so few take advantage?

Fear, envy, self-limiting beliefs…

]]> By: Albert Malvehy http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/07/my-work-is-play-to-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-3433 Albert Malvehy Thu, 27 Jul 2006 04:04:26 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1196#comment-3433 I realized that my career switch was the right thing to do when I turned to a friend last week and said, "you know, if I was independently wealthy, I would still want to do life science VC." I don't know any emergency docs who would work if they didn't have to. And I know A LOT of emergency docs. I realized that my career switch was the right thing to do when I turned to a friend last week and said, “you know, if I was independently wealthy, I would still want to do life science VC.” I don’t know any emergency docs who would work if they didn’t have to. And I know A LOT of emergency docs.

]]> By: Tali Aben http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/07/my-work-is-play-to-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-3432 Tali Aben Wed, 26 Jul 2006 20:28:40 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1196#comment-3432 What's amazing is how many people work for the money, without really enjoying what they do. That's a sure way to self-destruct over time. Really appreciate your work life balance post... I'm going to send to all my entrepreneurs and hi-tech friends (and my husband!). What’s amazing is how many people work for the money, without really enjoying what they do. That’s a sure way to self-destruct over time. Really appreciate your work life balance post… I’m going to send to all my entrepreneurs and hi-tech friends (and my husband!).

]]> By: michael yosowitz http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/07/my-work-is-play-to-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-3431 michael yosowitz Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:38:50 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1196#comment-3431 Thanks for the post. It's encouraging and inspiring. Thanks for the post. It’s encouraging and inspiring.

]]> By: Sacca http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/07/my-work-is-play-to-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-3430 Sacca Wed, 26 Jul 2006 06:50:52 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1196#comment-3430 Inspiring post. Inspiring post.

]]> By: howard lindzon http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/07/my-work-is-play-to-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-3429 howard lindzon Wed, 26 Jul 2006 06:47:55 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1196#comment-3429 spending a month back in Muskoka with friends and my blackberry, I have had the same feelings. You are a lucky man. spending a month back in Muskoka with friends and my blackberry, I have had the same feelings. You are a lucky man.

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