Comments on: Searching for Purpose

By: TheHappyPhilosopher

TheHappyPhilosopher — Sat, 15 Dec 2018 16:21:23 +0000

In reply to Kate Lovelady. Thank you. There is much wisdom in what you said. When I enjoy writing as much as not writing... I will write :)

By: Kate Lovelady

Kate Lovelady — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 14:55:55 +0000

I just found your site and am enjoying your posts and finding them valuable. But, IMO, I don’t think you should pressure yourself to blog. Perhaps you’ll find joy in blogging again, perhaps you won’t; or perhaps you won’t for years, and then you will again. I am exploring more the idea that some people enjoy things for a time and then move on to other things. This doesn’t necessarily mean there’s a problem or we’re burned out on all the things we no longer do. We just have gotten what we wanted from the experience and now seek new experiences. This may seem super obvious, but I feel there’s still a lot of judgment from inside and outside about taking breaks, stopping things, etc.

By: DadsDollarsDebts

DadsDollarsDebts — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 21:17:43 +0000

I was wondering where you had been too. I am with you lately. My blog seems less important and I am writing less. Not sure of the reasons but feeling repetitive is part of it. I look at Mr Money Mustache for a model. He is publishing once a month and still pretty diverse and high quality. Now my views are way less, but I an still amazed how many people view my writing without my putting in more effort. It is humbling.

By: TheHappyPhilosopher

TheHappyPhilosopher — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:24:57 +0000

In reply to fishbird. Thanks Fishbird. Maybe we are wired to never really find purpose or be satisfied. Meditation and other techniques just turn down the volume on our out of control minds :)

By: fishbird

fishbird — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 20:31:29 +0000

Great to hear from you. As echoed by others, I have wondered often what you were up to or where you had gone. Been checking weekly, and then finally…
Don’t underestimate your impact or your niche. Your posts have been very helpful to this physician who struggled mightily with burnout not that long ago. I have never failed to find some wisdom in these posts.
As to purpose, I hear you. I don’t think that you’re alone. It appears to be the malaise of the age and probably has little to do with the hours that one works or one’s vocation or avocations. I see it in myself as well as many friends in other professions or stages of life, and it appears to be regardless of one’s tendency to believe or disbelieve in a prime mover. Good luck on your journey.

By: TheHappyPhilosopher

TheHappyPhilosopher — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 23:15:19 +0000

In reply to Mark.

Thanks Mark. I’m honestly not sure what the future holds, but I’m hoping something awesome emerges…heck I’ll even settle for something better than mediocre 😉

By: TheHappyPhilosopher

TheHappyPhilosopher — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 23:13:14 +0000

In reply to npmom. Awesome! I hope you are loving part-time.

By: TheHappyPhilosopher

TheHappyPhilosopher — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 23:11:57 +0000

In reply to Hans. Thank you Hans. I agree that sometimes we need to keep repeating ourselves in slightly different ways. You never know how someone will connect with the writing.

By: TheHappyPhilosopher

TheHappyPhilosopher — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 23:10:26 +0000

In reply to Mrs.Wow. Thank you :) Hanging out with the WoWs is high on my list of things I want to do in the next year or so!

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 20:33:57 +0000

Great piece, thanks so much for writing. Sounds like maybe you are about to enter a new phase in your life, and are therefore in need of a new purpose? I’m wondering whether you started by dealing with burnout, and found your new purpose then, in shaping your life and managing the after effects of burnout. Now, perhaps you have done that, and are now ready for a new challenge? I’m thinking that figuring all this out could provide material for some great blogs HP!