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Curious if this applies to people who do not have the same wealth and power.
by was_boring 6y ago
Curious if this applies to people who do not have the same wealth and power.
- k__ 6y agoI heard, the average nun looks much younger than the average woman, because of the rigid lifestyle.
- was_boring 6y agoInteresting. In the article it mentions Fortune 500 CEOs having highly regulated schedules without downtime (because they are meeting with different stakeholders all the time). It seems they have the wealth but maybe not the power? Where as a nun perhaps doesn’t have wealth but has power over their time.
- codpiece 6y agoMy wife and I have noted, that in our area, nuns tend to live well into their 90s based on our personal observation and reading tombstones. It's pretty remarkable.
- selfinvariant 6y agoMy anecdotal experience (and I'm not remotely close to Marc Andreessen in wealth and power) is that there is a lot of benefits in structure and schedule. Knowing how big part of your day will play out is a very powerful thing. It removes so much stress and uncertainty. In the end of the day it's a question of balance. It's probably unhealthy to plan every single hour of your life in advance (which Marc does not do), and the same goes with allowing too much spontaneity.
- goodpeoplewin 6y agoI'm strikingly reminded of Jocko's book "Discipline Equals Freedom". Not the contents, just the title. (Echoing: http://www.paulgraham.com/vb.html http://www.paulgraham.com/vb.html)