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Sometimes I dream of getting rid of all stuff and quit my boring IT job and become a goat herder somewhere. But I have no idea how to herd goats or where to do

Sometimes I dream of getting rid of all stuff and quit my boring IT job and become a goat herder somewhere. But I have no idea how to herd goats or where to do it and I'm afraid i'll change my mind and miss my comfy enterprise bullshit job where I get paid a shit ton for doing almost nothing.

m463 6y ago
That sounds a little like a book I read "Driving Over Lemons" by chris stewart... :)
Surumbasplashy 6y ago
Doing nothing ...um 'But sheeps' ^^ Wait ! Is it a trap ? Yesterday after I went shopping I asked my Grandmom, if we have to by Things that often - with that sourrounding - how do the People could have survived wayback in winter ? She told me that a traveling salesman came two times a week, bringing bread, meat, some fruits and vegetables. So maybe if you do not want to herd sheeps - you may think about traveling... (-;
nicbou 6y ago
I have done two long motorcycle trips. The first took six months and the second took three. Towards the end, I missed home a lot. It got lonely when I was constantly on the move. I missed doing stuff, instead of passively consuming. I missed cooking, gardening, coding and so on. I missed having the tools to do that. I'm honestly happy to be home, among my stuff. I have warm blankets, sharp knives, fast internet, and many other things that make life a little more pleasant. I have the option to live on the road, but there truly is no place like home. Home gives me a feeling of permanence and progress I really need.
mikewarot 6y ago
I once had a job like that.... and it crushed me, but I didn't realize it at the time. I was the sole IT guy at an event marketing company... when I started, there was plenty to do, I kept a running log in Word so I could find and fix things that happened previously... it was great, and I felt good about it. Over the years, less stuff broke, so I started some projects to fix things and make stuff better for the users... but didn't have good enough people skills to get buy-in and navigate around the day to day needs of everyone... so they got shelved more than once. Also, because I was the sole IT guy, I was frequently interrupted, which kills flow, so I eventually stopped programming, and just started stalling until quitting time. Towards the end, I'd volunteer when ever things needed to be done, like data entry when we had surveys to type in, etc... but I spent all my time waiting for things to break, trying to be super helpful, and waiting for the inevitable axe to fall. 15 years, a long run, but it is now 6 years later, and I still have trouble even starting things. Please don't let this happen to you.

m463 6y ago

That sounds a little like a book I read "Driving Over Lemons" by chris stewart... :)

Surumbasplashy 6y ago

Doing nothing ...um 'But sheeps' ^^ Wait ! Is it a trap ? Yesterday after I went shopping I asked my Grandmom, if we have to by Things that often - with that sourrounding - how do the People could have survived wayback in winter ? She told me that a traveling salesman came two times a week, bringing bread, meat, some fruits and vegetables. So maybe if you do not want to herd sheeps - you may think about traveling... (-;

nicbou 6y ago

I have done two long motorcycle trips. The first took six months and the second took three. Towards the end, I missed home a lot. It got lonely when I was constantly on the move. I missed doing stuff, instead of passively consuming. I missed cooking, gardening, coding and so on. I missed having the tools to do that. I'm honestly happy to be home, among my stuff. I have warm blankets, sharp knives, fast internet, and many other things that make life a little more pleasant. I have the option to live on the road, but there truly is no place like home. Home gives me a feeling of permanence and progress I really need.

mikewarot 6y ago

I once had a job like that.... and it crushed me, but I didn't realize it at the time. I was the sole IT guy at an event marketing company... when I started, there was plenty to do, I kept a running log in Word so I could find and fix things that happened previously... it was great, and I felt good about it. Over the years, less stuff broke, so I started some projects to fix things and make stuff better for the users... but didn't have good enough people skills to get buy-in and navigate around the day to day needs of everyone... so they got shelved more than once. Also, because I was the sole IT guy, I was frequently interrupted, which kills flow, so I eventually stopped programming, and just started stalling until quitting time. Towards the end, I'd volunteer when ever things needed to be done, like data entry when we had surveys to type in, etc... but I spent all my time waiting for things to break, trying to be super helpful, and waiting for the inevitable axe to fall. 15 years, a long run, but it is now 6 years later, and I still have trouble even starting things. Please don't let this happen to you.