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Article: The Grass is Always Greener...

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  1. seal seal is offline

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    Jul 10th, 2008 (7/10/2008 3:20pm)

  2. Rimz Rimz is offline

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    Jul 10th, 2008 (7/10/2008 3:29pm) in reply to seal

    <p>nice article..all so truu</p>
  3. tommpat2000 tommpat2000 is offline Chief Asshat

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    Jul 10th, 2008 (7/10/2008 3:38pm) in reply to seal

    <p>I really enjoyed this, when I heard it in 1st grade.</p>
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    Jul 10th, 2008 (7/10/2008 3:51pm) in reply to seal

    <p>The day I stop wanting more is the day I have given up on life.</p>
    <p>I think it is essential to want more.</p>
  5. Matt Tobin Matt Tobin is offline

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    Jul 10th, 2008 (7/10/2008 4:40pm) in reply to seal

    <p>Great strory seal enjoyed it.</p>
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    Jul 10th, 2008 (7/10/2008 4:44pm) in reply to seal

    <p>would be nice to have a car thoguh??;)</p>
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    Jul 10th, 2008 (7/10/2008 5:22pm) in reply to seal

    <p>so true great article </p>
  8. RevG RevG is offline

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    Jul 10th, 2008 (7/10/2008 5:45pm) in reply to seal

    <p>Whatever. It's all relative. Basically you are saying that you should be thankful for whatever you *happen* to have going for you right now or in other words, "it could be worse..". Well it could always be worse sir; that is no reason to settle.</p>
    <p>So someone living in proverty should just be thankful for what they have? Should they feel ashamed for wanting more? Are you telling them that if they do work to improve their standard of living that they will just want to go back to living in poverty since they will end up being dissatisfied no matter what anyway?</p>
    <p>If all you ever do is leave well enough alone you will never reach your full potential.</p>
    <p>This article makes no sense at all. It's just an elaboration of a short sighted and shallow saying that was meant to be portrayed as some deep thought.</p>
  9. grapsfan grapsfan is offline Head Curmudgeon

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    Jul 10th, 2008 (7/10/2008 5:48pm) in reply to seal

    <p>Seal's good at dah writing (and dah pokah).</p>
     
  10. grapsfan grapsfan is offline Head Curmudgeon

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    Jul 10th, 2008 (7/10/2008 6:15pm) in reply to seal

    <p>I wonder if a bunch of you are intentionally trying to miss the point, or there's an age difference, or whatever....</p>
    <p>1) You can appreciate what you have and still want more...Seal's article never disputes this or disagrees with the concept.</p>
    <p>2) Thinking your life is going to be "better" just because you have more (whatever "more" means to you...more money, more status, more stuff, etc.)...you're probably wrong.</p>
     
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    Jul 10th, 2008 (7/10/2008 6:42pm) in reply to seal

    <p>please link the wishing website.....</p>
    <p>lol</p>
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    Jul 10th, 2008 (7/10/2008 9:05pm) in reply to seal

    <p>By definition, most of the young people on this site reading this article won't get it. Perhaps in another 20 years, a light bulb might go off in their head...until then, like 99% of people...they all have to learn the hard way, not the smart way.  </p>
  13. Cptn_Squishy Cptn_Squishy is offline

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    Jul 10th, 2008 (7/10/2008 9:21pm) in reply to seal

    <p>HILARIOUS!</p>
    <p>i think it would probably be funnier done live though...</p>
    <p>and btw...are you MARRIED to the name 'the aristocrats'?</p>
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    Jul 11th, 2008 (7/11/2008 12:24am) in reply to seal

    <p>there are a lot of selfish shortsighted turds that play poker obv nice article seal</p>
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    Jul 11th, 2008 (7/11/2008 12:25am) in reply to seal

    <p>i want a maserati</p>
     
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    Jul 11th, 2008 (7/11/2008 1:57am) in reply to seal

    <p>I agree with Porter.  You have to keep raising the bar or otherwise you will never achieve.  You'll end up alone in a hospital with one leg, bad eyesight and loss of hearing.</p>
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    Jul 11th, 2008 (7/11/2008 3:46am) in reply to seal

    <p>^^you're wrong</p>
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    Jul 11th, 2008 (7/11/2008 6:49am) in reply to seal

    <p>Graps, I think your right.  People are missing the point.</p>
    <p>I know in my own life, I do this often.  I always want more.  I'll be happy when I have "x", whatever x happens to be.  The thing is, I would get x, and then, I'd want y before I was happy.</p>
    <p>It's hard to change, but instead of looking at what I wanted, I looked at what I have.  I have a beautiful wife.  I have my own home.  Yeah, it's small, but it's mine, and it doesn't take that long to cut the grass, and for 2 people, it's big enough size wise.  I have a job that allows me to work 40-45 hours a week, and pays me enough that I have money left over for some fun stuff after work.  I don't have a big screen tv, but I do have a tv.  I also have time to watch and enjoy what I have.  </p>
    <p>I think for 90% of people, if you really stepped back, and took 20 minutes to focus just on what you already have (not what you want, or what could be improved), you might just be set up to have a great day.</p>
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    Jul 11th, 2008 (7/11/2008 7:45am) in reply to seal

    <p>Yeah the whole time I was in high school I wanted to be a professional. Now I love my life, but there's a ton of shit I don't like about it. Constantly being away from my friends and family, being unable to really hold a solid relationship because I am gone all the time, keeping up with a lot of things on the business side, etc.</p>
    <p>The whole idea is just taking the time to realize what good you have in your situation and that maybe even the people you envy have their own problems you never even consider.</p>
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    Jul 11th, 2008 (7/11/2008 11:12am) in reply to seal

    <p>stop trying to justify the fact that most online poker players are depressed and just admit its unhealthy, and generally not conducive to happiness to play online for a living</p>
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    Jul 11th, 2008 (7/11/2008 12:11pm) in reply to seal

    <p>whatever floats your boat..</p>
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    Jul 11th, 2008 (7/11/2008 2:22pm) in reply to seal

    <p>to quote the movie Arthur "I've been rich and i've been poor, and rich is better"</p>
     
  23. bonflizubi bonflizubi is offline

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    Jul 12th, 2008 (7/12/2008 1:52am) in reply to seal

    <p>Trying to pull together what the *old folks* and assasinato said here...</p>
    <p>I'm at best a break-even online player, but I can comment from a career perspective as a 40yo guy with a top MBA.   </p>
    <p>It's definitely true that for many people, *it* is never enough, especially with *stuff*.  Old car, then new car, then an entry bmw, then a high end mercedes, then you gotta have  an aston-martin.  After a while the newness wears off.  I've seen it with friends and had CEO's tell me the same story.  There’s always something better – but will it make you happy?</p>
    <p>I'm all for the striving for achievement - why stop that?  But do it for the right reasons.  Make sure the end result is worth the journey there.  If achievement is titles, that's great.  Just don't buy a lot of crap.  Cars, boats, fancy computers, clothes, whatever it might be....not only sucks up your money (over and over again in upkeep) but it's just more stuff to have to keep track of/in shape.  Just get the stuff you'll really enjoy.  Invest the rest.  Get rid of the stuff you don’t need.  </p>
    <p>And to Assasinatos comments about the ton of shit he doesn’t like about being a pro, that holds in any profession where you want to get to the top, be it poker or business, law, medicine.  For me in business it wasn't worth it.  I finished b-school, went to a top, if not the top, consulting firm, got a huge check and all the goodies, but I was travelling for work all the time and working 70 hours a week most of the time.  Missed parties, couldn’t go hit golf balls, work was life.  After a year of that I felt like I'd played in the major leagues and for me... AA ball would be fine.   </p>
    <p>Moral? Do what you love doing, for the love of it.  And if you seek money and/or fame, be careful, it can come with a hell of a lot more baggage and sacrifice then you'd ever expect.</p>
     
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