| Sigh, this picture: http://www.lifestyleupdated.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/j... The quintessential picture of a couple, lifestyle designing the shit out of their coffee after what was most assuredly an extreme bike ride. As someone who spent significant time and effort to travel abroad for an extended period, this bothers me. This is how you spend a Saturday, it isn't what 99.5% of the population will be able to achieve (or should try to achieve) for their day to day. Once you begin living without obligation or schedules, you'll find that it is interesting for only so long. What people should strive for is a balanced life, that affords them flexibility to do the things they want, but also includes the obligations that most of us have. Not everyone can live like Tim Ferris, at least not until machines do all the work for us. I actually agree with the article's main premiss, work for work's sake is pointless, but to hold up the 4HWW as the pinnacle of this, won't work for most people. So here is my attempt at a list of what will: - Live close to work (under 30 minutes)
- Save as much as possible
- Do your absolute best at work, then go home
- Embrace things you like to do
- Make time to do them
As an example I asked my boss if I'd be able to take 1-1.5 months off at some point in the future to travel. He seems cool with it, so now my wife an I are saving. This allows us to maintain some normalcy when after traveling so we have a job and home to return to. |
Your advice is probably better and much more succinct.