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Ironic that people who make the money to quit and live a life of quiet pleasure and relaxation, are incapable of doing it! That CEO brain won't just turn off.

• paulcole 4y ago
  It’s not because the “CEO brain won’t just turn off.” It’s because they either keep doing CEO things or because they keep thinking CEO things. People have a much larger ability to change than they often believe. It’s just that change is hard and it’s easier to say, “This is how I am” than it is to put in the work to change.
  • dustingetz 4y ago
    thank you
  • daveslash 4y ago
    I'm fortunate enough to be close enough to the beach that I'm able to go most weekends, or even immediately after work. Man.... when I'm at the beach, I am at the beach an no-where else. I'm sure it would get old over time, but it has a great way of turning my brain off from my day-to-day.
    • cableshaft 4y ago
      Very fortunate. We have to make a weekend trip each time we want to go to the beach, and that's to go to a beach off Lake Michigan (we're nowhere near the coast) and it still takes us about an hour and a half drive each way to get there. Last week, we finally went for the first time this year, and were rained out one day, and then it was overcast, windy, cold, and no swimming because of intense waves the other day (we still went, but it was less than ideal). If we're lucky we might go one more time this year, although that's mostly because last week wasn't great. We usually only make the trip once a year. I did used to live in an apartment that had a nice outdoor pool on the premises, and I'm seriously missing that now that I live in a house. I used to spend an hour out there about 3 or 4 days a week each summer.
      • daveslash 4y ago
        I took it for granted for years. I make a point to get out there frequently now because I realized that I'll probably be priced out of this area within the next few years.
      • freshpots 4y ago
        Interesting. I live 1.25 hours from another great lake and I have made the trip after work some days and weekends too. Totally worth it for me to leave work a little early, get there for 5 pm, enjoy the beach for a few hours and go home.
    • rjh29 4y ago
      Bali just launched a 5 year digital nomad visa, as soon as my current rent is up I'm going there.
• AnIdiotOnTheNet 4y ago
  Generally speaking the kind of person who doesn't find work enjoyable will not spend enough of their time on it to achieve the success necessary to acquire the money that would let them live a life of leisure. The workaholics are running things and they can't believe everyone else doesn't want to be like them, which is why I'm spending 40 hours a week at a job where I do actual work maybe 3 hours a week.
  • DubiousPusher 4y ago
    The real American Dream...