Monty Python
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3:50 · 9.5M views · Jun 7, 2010
The Monty Python sing-along of Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, the closing song from Life of Brian.
Posted as a joke or consolation in threads about career setbacks, being lost or existential worry.
4 comments from Hacker News
It's my point of view but why center your life around your job ? You already have done one impressive things for your age. My advice would be do what you please, maybe take a job and learn things asides and live. With such a resume you will not have problemes to find a job, why not just live ? Travel , meet people , try to learn things and skills. And there is two things in life , things that you control and things that you can't control. Don't worry about the second part. Enjoy yourself and don't forget to laugh and have fun. Life is hort. Even i you are the best in something, you may not achieve renown because of unluck or politic. Find something / someone that you like and do it. An other things is that as long people that you respect, respect you tell the others to f * off. You don't have anything to prove to anyone. Once you will realise this you will be more peaceful. Life is short enjoy , go out your circle of confort. I worked in a lot of menial job (doorman was the worst for some aspect, having some drunk rich kids spent your monthly wage in one night) but you may find in something interesting in it (for me it was networking my contacts and practice undercover hypnotism on asshole drunk people). Live. and don't forget to laugh : For life is quite absurd And death's the final word You must always face the curtain with a bow Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow. So always look on the bright side of death... (Whistle)
Well, you will become the people you surround yourself with. You will not change them but they will change you. "Always talked and about things he hated or how things sucked. Rarely anything positive." I don't know if you realize everything you talk about your first job is negative. I would focus on the positive and minimize exposure if it really was that bad, which I doubt, because your manager told you reasonable things. I am c programmer myself, with lots of experience programming lots of other languages, and programming raw c is extremely inefficient use of your time, most of the time. With less than 1 year of experience, your suggestions are of very little value, and if you get experience working with a bad team, you are not improving but learning bad habits. In an interview, tell the truth, but you had a bad emotional experience and are highly biased against your old job. Look at it as a neutral third person looking from outside. Be grateful for it, and start looking at the good side of it. Write it down. Forgive them, you decided to work with them so you were as responsible as they were. It is your fault as much as it is theirs. Forgiving them is forgiving you. this video On future projects and endeavors start focusing on what you what to do, not on what you don't want to do. Companies love people that is proactive and efficient, not people that blames others, complains and put excuses. But it should not be about passing an interview. Your attitude should change.
Life's a piece of shit (Oooh) When you look at it Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true (Oooh) You'll see it's all a show (Oooh) Keep 'em laughin' as you go Just remember that the last laugh is on you (Oooh) this video
> Look at it from the bright side; Aaaaannnd.. aaaalways look on the bright side of life! Always look on the light side of life... ... For life is quite absurd And death's the final word this video