Comments on: Don’t make career plans – here’s why

By: Whitney B

Whitney B — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:38:53 +0000

LOVE this post. I’m a rising senior and in career limbo land…and I agree that life rarely conforms to your plans. All the internships and opportunities I’ve had were things I never could have dreamed up on my own. I hesitate to choose a set path because that might preclude opportunities or job positions that someone infinitely craftier than myself imagined. So why not roll with the punches? Thanks for all your great writing on modite!

By: Existentialism at Bubbleland. | mizChartreuse!

Existentialism at Bubbleland. | mizChartreuse! — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:12:56 +0000

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By: I am in need… « everythirdthought

I am in need… « everythirdthought — Thu, 06 May 2010 08:28:28 +0000

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By: I am in need… « everythirdthought

I am in need… « everythirdthought — Thu, 06 May 2010 01:37:16 +0000

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By: Jacob Grant

Jacob Grant — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:19:20 +0000

I hate blogs. And for that reason I don’t read them. But I found yours. And I love it. But I can’t read it because I think I’m falling in love with you.

By: Inspiration to Embrace Uncertainty

Inspiration to Embrace Uncertainty — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:34:35 +0000

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By: What did you want to be when you grew up? « Courting Your Career

What did you want to be when you grew up? « Courting Your Career — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:09:49 +0000

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By: Shujaat Ahmad

Shujaat Ahmad — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:24:16 +0000

Nicely written. To add to it , I would quote from one of my personal favourites – Steve Jobs’ address to the Stanford Graduating class of 2005 (video is on youtube). He shared some interesting anecdotes on his life’s ups and downs and how he magically got to where he was ” You can’t connect the dots in your life going forward, they can only be connected in reverse, in hindsight ” , so “stay hungry, stay foolish”.

By: Trying isn’t good enough | Modite

Trying isn’t good enough | Modite — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:38:58 +0000

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By: Modite by Rebecca Thorman - Real-life disclosures on the myth of work/life balance

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:38:10 +0000

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