Comments on: Dissatisfaction Guaranteed http://www.catmonsters.com/2009/05/02/dissatisfaction-guaranteed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dissatisfaction-guaranteed Snarky cute drawings of anthropomorphized cats Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:52:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DavidLG http://www.catmonsters.com/2009/05/02/dissatisfaction-guaranteed/#comment-3540 DavidLG Sun, 03 May 2009 03:25:27 +0000 http://www.catmonsters.com/2009/05/02/dissatisfaction-guaranteed/#comment-3540 Disillusionment! Well, you're not an astronaut, but you have a webcomic! Getting a novel published and running a successful coffee shop are two very difficult things, even more so than people tend to realize. Performing and climbing mountains are more achievable, through the devotion of time and resources. I would say, think of what you would be happy doing in 10 years, and then give yourself 10 years to get there! Eliminate choices that would take longer than that or depend too much on luck. Disillusionment! Well, you’re not an astronaut, but you have a webcomic!

Getting a novel published and running a successful coffee shop are two very difficult things, even more so than people tend to realize. Performing and climbing mountains are more achievable, through the devotion of time and resources.

I would say, think of what you would be happy doing in 10 years, and then give yourself 10 years to get there! Eliminate choices that would take longer than that or depend too much on luck.

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