tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post3728636676285900082..comments2024-03-20T15:50:48.991+05:30Comments on Compulsive Confessions: What they don't tell youeMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12716202062654957842noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-16487004409235517362011-11-17T14:47:57.087+05:302011-11-17T14:47:57.087+05:30read through this with tears in my eyes. this has ...read through this with tears in my eyes. this has been my every day for two years now.Ms Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966541822493644606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-69362499424112863372011-08-28T23:03:02.079+05:302011-08-28T23:03:02.079+05:30Unfortunately, writing is like the "tournamen...Unfortunately, writing is like the "tournament of life". THe top 1% make 95% of the money.Remaining 95% keep struggling with odd assignments here and there for the rest of their lives. I am a software engineer who likes writing and I am not able to get into writing full time because I know that I am not as good as the best in the industry.Anitha Vivekanandanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13125516682678360955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-41257781017993333542011-08-26T00:06:34.610+05:302011-08-26T00:06:34.610+05:30delurking after eons but i do read your blog frequ...delurking after eons but i do read your blog frequently. loved this post-honest and soul bearing. <br />there are very few people who are doing what they love to do. you are blessed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-59815821596249974662011-08-23T13:20:19.463+05:302011-08-23T13:20:19.463+05:30Thank you, I needed to read that. Misery loves com...Thank you, I needed to read that. Misery loves company. Your last sentence clinched it. Really, really needed to hear it. Thank you again, M & I hope you're doing well.IdeaSmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795144209017679838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-81930162979943889512011-08-21T20:47:46.295+05:302011-08-21T20:47:46.295+05:30Bright side, Em is:
- Doing what you love
- For y...Bright side, Em is:<br /><br />- Doing what you love<br />- For yourself (maybe sometimes for others but it's not so bad)<br />- Being answerable to yourself and your readers<br />- Being able to express yourself freely, boldly whenever you like<br />- Having your own schedule- doing what you like, when you like<br /><br />Would you be able to do this in a glam corporate job? The trade-off is money of course, which will come in due time, so hang in there girl!<br /><br />P.S. I've been reading your blog for a coupla years but never felt the need to post until today :)Shilpihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13170957366682082375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-3950321451136799852011-08-20T14:45:36.994+05:302011-08-20T14:45:36.994+05:30i feel so relieved to hear this.
I'm not a pr...i feel so relieved to hear this. <br />I'm not a professional writer (yet) but that is what I aspire to be and when I feel this way, I feel like maybe I'm not cut out for this field. <br /><br />I'm glad you write. Cos you're entertaining, and you write articulate feelings extremely well. :) <br />You are a writer by profession, but you are so much more too. So don't beSanjanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549536392167568776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-17862798118174026832011-08-20T10:41:13.691+05:302011-08-20T10:41:13.691+05:30Hiii
I salute your honesty
http://tagoremedicalco...Hiii<br />I salute your honesty<br /><br />http://tagoremedicalcollegeandhospital.com/saravananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302625876827928248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-4012865517492777762011-08-19T20:00:55.558+05:302011-08-19T20:00:55.558+05:30I feel you. The writing was so bad today I was rea...I feel you. The writing was so bad today I was ready to bury my head in quicksand.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13602177730405516745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-46311087584384827412011-08-19T05:02:34.035+05:302011-08-19T05:02:34.035+05:30You are forgetting that (fictional) 'icon'...You are forgetting that (fictional) 'icon' for freelancers all over the world...Carrie Bradshaw...buttercuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14571833275430368444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-62266921616330699822011-08-18T12:02:33.143+05:302011-08-18T12:02:33.143+05:30bravo!
I salute your honesty; would've diluted...bravo!<br />I salute your honesty; would've diluted the angst somewhat. :)austerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16839224877080864005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-50481212613195065602011-08-18T04:55:24.606+05:302011-08-18T04:55:24.606+05:30The human psychology is so ambiguous that it alway...The human psychology is so ambiguous that it always finds reasons and voids in its sense of belief to torture the soul of its own benefactor. There are 2 types of regrets in life. The first one is to not get what you want. The second one, very often, is to get it. Choose your own void, my writer friend. Let is pain you as much as it can. At least, you will feel alive. <br />Be Strong, S.Auspicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033027568131911524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-91242673449801423872011-08-18T00:11:06.624+05:302011-08-18T00:11:06.624+05:30Perfectly said. You gotta do what you have to do.Perfectly said. You gotta do what you have to do.Lakshmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03935803939491045516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-73605336569443746272011-08-17T23:23:52.122+05:302011-08-17T23:23:52.122+05:30Thank you for being honest. People who show the wo...Thank you for being honest. People who show the world the unglamorous bits of their job are doing it a favor. And being brave. <br />Good luck, eM. May the words come easier and I hope happiness follows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-20225288040094166832011-08-17T14:44:33.047+05:302011-08-17T14:44:33.047+05:30Doing what you love to do is a truly wonderful thi...Doing what you love to do is a truly wonderful thing. While reading thru the post I was wondering , as I sometimes do, as to what value my life has. The corporate life, a pay that helps me live comfortably well, colleagues but a void within coz I know this is not what I wanted to do. Fake smiles, performance appraisals with frens turning foes over ratings, dumb technology, I ve lost my trust for all being here. The first few years are great.. then u feel old and left out and u cannot leave it either because u do not have any other means to live.PepperGingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895920158313291445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-77055420441071501782011-08-17T13:18:33.962+05:302011-08-17T13:18:33.962+05:30No one was more candid about work than old Samuel ...No one was more candid about work than old Samuel Langhorne. Perhaps he would have, if he were alive, left a comment citing a reference to Tom Sawyer.<br /><br />Besides, Clemens openly said that the reason why he was so successful was because people like to read trash.<br /><br />After all, we humans attach too much importance to ourselves, and we forget that we are also animals who just need to eat, survive and reproduce.<br /><br />Intellectual bullshit is just a means to get food and pussy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915768252738700540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-65360458910937842292011-08-17T00:25:08.198+05:302011-08-17T00:25:08.198+05:30keep the faith flag flying, nothing is set in ston...keep the faith flag flying, nothing is set in stone.Pringle Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378699387803179693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-62903359579203197812011-08-16T21:10:52.066+05:302011-08-16T21:10:52.066+05:30I am from Media and I know this profession can be ...I am from Media and I know this profession can be often thankless. But then this is the only thing I love and the only thing I can doCrazy Blogger https://www.blogger.com/profile/16072651034586308624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-38022271155349931202011-08-16T19:42:07.626+05:302011-08-16T19:42:07.626+05:30this is the frankest, accuratest, most truthful pi...this is the frankest, accuratest, most truthful piece I've ever seen on writing. eM, its exactly how I feel/think/wonder as a writer. Those off days, those days with no work...I go through it all too. Glad to know I'm not lonely in my uncertain career. Sigh. But, unlike you, I play MindJolt games on Facebook, even when I have to think :)Ameetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133136125702991452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-40863643228100793702011-08-16T17:27:19.610+05:302011-08-16T17:27:19.610+05:30Very nice. Shared the link with my writing group.Very nice. Shared the link with my writing group.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-37115446433893099902011-08-16T14:09:55.245+05:302011-08-16T14:09:55.245+05:30Even those "MBA friends" suffer from bad...Even those "MBA friends" suffer from bad patches, when work seems monotonous, when the promotion you want isn't coming, your colleagues don't talk to you, when clients don't seem happy no matter what you do, and your salary never seems high enough ... <br /><br />This one time I was supposed to do a photo shoot for the corporate website. My plan was to look like the Perfect Businesswoman (confident, competent, beautiful?), but, somehow, on the day of the shoot, I woke up late and forgot about the whole thing. My shirt wasn't ironed, I didn't have any make-up on, my face was all swollen and tired, and my hair was a mess. The marketing guy walked up to my desk and said, "you have ten minutes if you want to ..." -- now I thought he was going to say "do your make-up" -- but he looked me up and down and said, "smoke a cigarette or something." :o)<br /><br />Sometimes your ego and how you feel about yourself seems to go up and down depending on the mood swings of your bosses. Sometimes you spend days in the office starring at the ceiling wondering why you're wasting your life there, and that maybe you should be doing something you love instead. <br /><br />So thanks for sharing.Luciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093660147044137130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-67943467650664473532011-08-16T11:27:07.335+05:302011-08-16T11:27:07.335+05:30Well, I am one of those potential MBAs ( not at an...Well, I am one of those potential MBAs ( not at an IIM, but one neverthless ), and there are occasionally days when I feel very similarly about having my self-respect tied up with my ability to do numbers! And, numbers can literally screw u :P. But I suppose I still get on with it, because its an integral part of who I am, just like writing I suppose is for you , I cannot imagine anything else I'd rather be doing ( don't get me wrong , there are days when I want to do exotic stuff like being a tea taster or a surfing instructor , and of course get paid for it ), but nothing will feel as much ME, as what I'm currently doing. <br />Everyone has up days and down days, and the key is to probably keep perspective during the down days , and write beautiful stuff on the up days - I do love your blog, even though I'm new to it, and I haven't gone through your book yet, your blog cheers me up on my down days !Tanvi Manekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06655211504216784694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-52145055042894327692011-08-16T10:18:16.473+05:302011-08-16T10:18:16.473+05:30Just wanted to let you know that I read your book ...Just wanted to let you know that I read your book about Layla, and I really loved it. I am a teenage girl, and it really hit home with me, and I think you are an amazing writer.<br />Of course some days are bad. I'm sure ANYONE can tell you that when you choose a profession, some days are gonna be bad. But you live for the good days.<br />Please don't ever stop writing.cricketfreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510046186283865517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-87998679195693655982011-08-16T08:54:03.283+05:302011-08-16T08:54:03.283+05:30Well, I am one of those MBA friends, who is a clos...Well, I am one of those MBA friends, who is a closet writer and would do ANYTHING to be in your shoes: doing what you love to do. even if it means having those bad days, even if it means pimping yourself, even if it means sheer loneliness...Nefertitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021542941837539962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-21635956617286370652011-08-16T08:52:30.687+05:302011-08-16T08:52:30.687+05:30Im not entirely sure why, but this post gave me ho...Im not entirely sure why, but this post gave me hope today :) to continue doing what I love, even though I often wonder why Im sticking to this erratic rollercoaster ride of a job thats sometimes altogether thankless. I guess its because I love it and its all I can do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-23902213914462621592011-08-16T02:24:28.779+05:302011-08-16T02:24:28.779+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Whatever!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18356698284048336054noreply@blogger.com