Damn I love Seth Godin. What he calls compromise (but which I’d argue is really Utility) is something I’ve become deeply attuned to over the past couple of years.

If you sell crack to kindergarten students, no need to read this.

Same thing if you donate all your belongings and income to the poorest and sickest in the slums and ghettos.

The rest of us have compromised. We’re not profit-maximizing sociopaths, nor are we saints. We’re somewhere in between.

It’s interesting to consider where we choose to compromise.

I took the Beeeg Job, found it not to my liking (or not to my liking at that company), then was given the honor of returning to a job which, while not quite as prestigious on paper, I now realize makes me happier in pretty much every way.

Don’t underestimate quality of life and job satisfaction when thinking about work just because they’re intangibles. After all, nobody ever dies saying, “I should have spent more time at work.”