Not Trying to Please People
An argument for not trying to please people: You should never work on something with the sole purpose of adding it to your resume.
- The benefit of this outlook is it makes you highly independent. Satisfaction comes from within, not from other's opinions of you.
- The downside is that you need to deal with people. Trying not to please people might isolate you and your ideas. You might need to get a degree if your dream job requires a degree, even if the degree itself is worthless.
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