B school, pre school?

One of my high school friends, Richard, was a business major at UCSD. He does something at Meta in the HR department. I went to his wedding in 2021 and it was a pretty classy one set in a winery in Sunol, which is close to where we grew up. I remember at that wedding, the best man said something along the lines of Richard’s philosophy is to do the bare minimum to obtain the maximum output. I remember thinking that that is sort of the opposite of my approach. I personally believe in effort. I believe in the value of work. There is a saying that the more you have to strive for something, the more you appreciate it when you obtain it. I want to appreciate my work and value it.

I’m not saying that Richard’s approach is invalid. I’m just saying I could never do what he does. It would just be too boring. But then again, Richard seems like someone who values people. I think work to him is just work. Something to get over with to support a lifestyle focused on human connection. I remember in high school, he found God through church. I imagine he is a devout Christian. I hope he still has his faith because I know he went through some serious health concerns recently. His social media profile is full of pictures of seemingly genuine friends and his wife, Addy. Again, the opposite of my social media profile. Community and being social is an important part of mental health. I don’t think I’ve ever had a close, genuine friend my entire life (i.e. someone with mutual interests and life goals). It was all just a bit of an act.