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While I agree with your sentiment and am working through this issue myself... the appeal of the entrepreneurial grind goes hand in hand with a lot of religious

While I agree with your sentiment and am working through this issue myself... the appeal of the entrepreneurial grind goes hand in hand with a lot of religious suffering, or specifically a Christian martyrdom. Only very recently had a heard a parable that began to challenge the idea that to do deep good, one must materially suffer... However, I'm no where near cured, and hearing your take definitely helps.

pirate787 5y ago
Yeah the author seems to think going to a poverty wage will help him focus.
- danjac 5y ago
  Unless they have significant savings and/or some passive income, or they don't have family and can live with their parents or adopt a very frugal lifestyle, they will find their focus distracted by worries over everyday things like rent and bills. They are more likely to make poor short-term decisions, or have to supplement their income to do things like consulting or part-time work, to literally keep the lights on. As an investor I'd be very concerned by this move.
dfxm12 5y ago
I do think the idea of redemptive suffering unfortunately permeates (at least) American society too much. If someone else wants to suffer that's OK, but I feel like it's baked into every day life too much and suffering just for suffering's sake is confused with being moral or working hard. I guess that's expected from a country founded by puritans though!