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Venkatesh Rao
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This is my conversational account. For my work follow @ribbonfarm, @breaking_smart, @artofgig. Tweets are 90% vacuous views, apathetically held. Mediocritopian.

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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 17 Jun 2018
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    Poll: How much passion/ambition/drive have you lost or gained since you started your working life/career? Feel free to reply with narrative details and length of career path.

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      2. sloane‏ @sloanesloane 17 Jun 2018
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        I would say my fiery youthful zeal for comics has tempered down abt 20% to a cool but focused enthusiasm lol

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      3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 17 Jun 2018
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        Over how many years, and was it gradual, or sharp?

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      2. Kyle Mathews‏ @kylemathews 17 Jun 2018
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        Gradually increase as I got over being afraid of failure and appreciated more the sheer unpredictablity of life

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      3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 17 Jun 2018
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        Well you’ve also had a huge win recently, bigger than most people will ever experience 😀

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      2. Brian Skinner‏ @gravity_levity 18 Jun 2018
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        I almost don't believe the plurality saying their drive has increased. Everything becomes less meaningful from up close.

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      3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 18 Jun 2018
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        I suspect people peak in drive ~28-30. You’re past imposter syndrome and insecurity but cynicism and bigger failures haven’t yet hit. You’re still early career/high potential. So 22-28 answers should be gains.

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      2. Visakan Veerasamy‏ @visakanv 18 Jun 2018
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        20: angry ambitious reckless, living with parents + military allowance 22: married with mortgage, overwhelmed by startup job, creative output drops 80%, ambition remains(?) 25: ambition has taken a beating- plans for world domination now replaced by desire for creative survival

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      3. Visakan Veerasamy‏ @visakanv 18 Jun 2018
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        28: soon leaving work and going nomad-barbarian for 6 months to try and rekindle 20yo ambition with 28yo nuance. Net effect I think will be 400%+ despite decrease in sheer lifeforce (which I think should be 90% recovered in a month of no commutes + good sleep and exercise)

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      1. Ariel Greenwood‏ @greenwoodae 17 Jun 2018
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        Gained drive but have exchanged multidirectional idealism and outrage for focused effort and contextualization

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        Depended on job. Most jobs I had slowly destroyed drive. Would leave and restore it. Now self employed and how I define drive changed completely. Drive now for creativity rather than rewards

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