[egroat]

You certainly have a point, but it can also be said there is a lot that can be done to increase the ability to work on what matters to an individual by reducing outgoings and cutting working hours.

The truth however is that many people don't have a "what matters", a single burning passion or idea. Most want a comfortable life in which they can convince themselves that they are ahead of their peers and they don't lack for anything important. It is incredibly sad to see how much crap some people deal with at work to have these lifestyles.

What matters to me? A very small number of people, a lot of solitude and a lot of learning and playing with my mind. To do this I have a job at a very small company with a custom contract to work just four days a week - for this I have taken a cut in pay of course. As a by-product there are lots of things I can't afford that my "peers" can but the funny thing is they are insistent they can't afford the time to learn the piano or take the long weekend to see their dying parents, they haven't visited the local national parks or escaped the intensive weekend shopping.

[sotojuan]

> What matters to me? A very small number of people, a lot of solitude and a lot of learning and playing with my mind. To do this I have a job at a very small company with a custom contract to work just four days a week - for this I have taken a cut in pay of course.

That is interesting, and something I would want to explore in the future (I am currently a college senior). How did you manage to convince your company to do that?