"4 hours work week" mindset and a craftsman mindset are not at odds with each other. If you can build a business that you can maintain in four hours a week whi

"4 hours work week" mindset and a craftsman mindset are not at odds with each other. If you can build a business that you can maintain in four hours a week while generating enough profit to pay the bills, why not? That would free up a lot of time that you can then spend pursuing interests that are unlikely to ever pay the bills (mathematics, music, painting, creative writing, whatever). If your business is a means to that end, are you still a hack or are you a craftsman? This disdain for lifestyle businesses is absurd. It's both sad and gross that some people are unable to see that it's possible to have ambition that is not tied to making money. A lifestyle business can give you an experience similar to that of being independently wealthy. It might be hard for some to imagine, but not everyone is an Elon Musk wannabe, there are people who see building a business as a means to an end, not an end in itself. I understand that he didn't address the scenario I propose, presumably because he can't even conceive of it, but I don't get the traveling the world criticism either. I mean, I myself am very critical of the digital nomad lifestyle, but "Spending time on something that you find enjoyable is professional malpractice" is not among my list of criticisms.