Re: (Way OT) What are you graduating seniors doing?
some interesting replies for sure.
im coming round to the belief that it doesnt matter that much which you choose. you can either go very far in business if you devote a lot of time to your work and ultimately this will bring both satisfaction, big money and hopefully enjoyment. Obviously the 9-5 (or 9-7 in some cases) will be far more boring, but it may give you the stability and lack of self-doubt which makes up for the higher degree of boredom.
Equally if you go down the poker route, you can make a lot of money, have a very enjoyable time. The benefit of constant short term enjoyment has to be weighed up against the fear of future success, however, this can be replaced by setting up successful websites and businesses (however, i believe this to be far harder than is made out, a lot of people say how they will set up a business or two, but it is not easy to make big bucks, also you know you are sacraficing $200/hr or so at the tables by not playing).
to put my thought comments:
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Being able to travel the world playing poker in your 20s is worth alot more money than alot of you realize. You realize how many people out there get stuck in the 9-5 grind for life and never get to really enjoy anything? If you have spent your 20s traveling around enjoying your freedom, you're far ahead of the curve... even financially.
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I'm starting to think it's more down to the person himself whether they enjoy the above quote or the rat race business ladder. I'd like to think I, as well as a large number of guys our age who have done well at poker, could enjoy both. Winning a lot (even though i've only got 100k which compared to some of you isnt a great deal) has allowed us the huge luxury of not worrying about money for food, rent etc. This is something everyone else has to - how will i pay off student loans etc etc. So I think in general we have an enjoyable outlook on life, and could both enjoy travelling whilst playing cards but also suceed in the business world.
There are some people I know who are pretty dead-beat people who can't get interested or excited about much, and those people will never find enjoyment in either travelling/entreneurship or business world.
I guess you've just got to have the best time you can whatever you do, whilst simultaneously building for a better, more financially secure future.
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