[gorbachev]

Those rewards won't buy me or my kids food, or pay the mortgage.

I get the larger point the advice is supposed to make, but I'm sorry, I will never work for free.

I will quit working, if I ever become wealthy enough to afford it, and I would tinker on my own "for free", but I wouldn't call it work at that point.

[faisdotal]

In reply to your last line: http://vimeo.com/26336202

[gorbachev]

That's him. I'm not him.

I've got dozens of ideas that I've never had time to work on, because of long work hours and taking care of kids. I could work on those for years, easily. Some of them might become "work", if they caught on, but for the most part I'd be satisfying my curiosity and want to learn new things.

[faisdotal]

Fair enough.

[pavel_lishin]

I think at this point, it's just a matter of conflicting definitions.

But yes, his advice only applies to independently wealthy people, unless you start attaching caveats: "If you wouldn't do what you do for FREE, then find another JOB, secure IT, and then QUIT your current one".