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This is like the dream. If eight hours a day of free time is the only thing separating you from your dream, then there must be SOME way to adjust the math of y
by padobson 5y ago
This is like the dream.
If eight hours a day of free time is the only thing separating you from your dream, then there must be SOME way to adjust the math of your life to get that for at least a period long enough to learn the instrument or train for a new job or both.
Reducing your monthly expenses by 1/12 means you could take a full month off and get a jump start on the training you want. You could also add overtime or a part time job and increase your income by 1/12 and then take two months off. Think of it like buying your freedom.
- antihero 5y agoEight hours of free-time AND eight hours extra mental energy.
- wombat-man 5y agoyeah it's not just the time. I am kinda tired at the end of the day. Certainly too tired to whole heartedly take on a non-trival side project. I need 'non productive' activities like meeting up with friends or some kind of recreation.
- Auracle 5y agoThat math gets a lot harder when you have a family.
- wombat-man 5y agoI'm in a good place now. But if I were getting paid essentially for free, I might just take on another job. But given his current job is $90k, I'd maybe start thinking about shooting for a higher paying remote gig. Instrument mastery is a much longer process as far as I can tell. Takes years.
- wobblybubble 5y ago“The only thing”—only half of all weekdays if one follows the in-bed-for-eight hours recommendation. And you of course have to eat and groom yourself outside of those hours. I’m not saying that you are wrong. But it seems weird to dismiss a whopping 40 hours a week as a seemingly small thing.