Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting. And you don't do that by sitting around.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Life should be lived interestingly, not passively, especially if self-supporting.
- In plain terms
- Make life interesting instead of sitting around.
- What can you take from it?
- Pursue engaging work to make life worthwhile.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes life worth living?
- How do you avoid passivity?
Another view
It assumes everyone has the privilege to choose interesting work.
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