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I want to start by acknowledging that's a totally legitimate perspective. I'm curious though - do you think you'd be fine with only doing walks and TV for 40+
by thomaslord 6y ago
I want to start by acknowledging that's a totally legitimate perspective.
I'm curious though - do you think you'd be fine with only doing walks and TV for 40+ hours a week? Personally I got interested in computers and programming very early, and at first it was 100% a leisure activity. It stayed at roughly that level of exciting for me until probably 6 months to a year into being employed as a developer, but it's no longer the #1 thing I like to do when I'm not at work. My current situation is work with a side of typical relaxation (watch tv, browse the internet, etc.), but I expect when I eventually retire I'll start spending a bunch of leisure time on programming and general messing-with-computers stuff again.
- paulcole 6y agoI know I’d be fine with it. I took 3 years off from working (lived frugally off savings) and that is basically all I did. Purposely avoided anything that would be considered “productive work.” I mean I read some books and rode my bicycle, too. But my time was pretty much just watching TV/movies and laying around. Best time of my life by far. I cringe when I tell someone about it and they are like, “oh but didn’t that get boring?”
- hpen 6y agoThis sounds like absolute hell to me
- paulcole 6y agoI had ultimate and total freedom to do exactly what I wanted. If that’s not heaven I don’t know what is.
- dorkwood 6y agoAre you saving up to do it again? I want to do something similar but I find it hard to justify the cost. I also feel like my family would constantly hassle me about it, which seems like it would offset any sort of relaxation or enjoyment I might get from the experience.
- paulcole 6y agoUnfortunately I now have a chronic disease that makes constant health insurance a necessity. Do you mean family like parents/relatives harping from a distance? If so, they’re just jealous and aren’t worth listening to. As long as you’re smart about your money and make a plan to get a job before you’re tapped out, go for it.