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We're talking about someone who couldn't afford a cell phone. Money becomes less important the more of it you have.

• blhack 14y ago
  And somebody who wanted to spend all of their time surfing. What do you think they'd be doing on days off? Surfing maybe?
• krschultz 14y ago
  I took a semester off to live with some ski bums in Colorado. Them: "Why do you work so hard?" Me: "So I can get rich" (young and stupid response) Them: "Well, what are you going to do when you are rich?" Me: "Ski all the time" Them: "Dude, you don't have to be rich to ski all the time. We freaking clean toilets, but I ski 100+ days a year". That conversation changed my life. I realized that getting rich was a stupid goal, because everything I wanted to get by being rich I could get without being rich. There are broke people traveling the world, skiing everyday, surfing everyday, etc. I also realized that although a random day skiing is undoubtedly more fun than a random day working, I would be unsatisfied by just doing that all the time. I think the ideal is a job you believe in with good work/life balance. 3 day weekends every weekend. Even working 40 hours a week with a short commute and quick access to a mountain or an ocean is great. Meanwhile, working 80 hours a week for really any amount of money isn't worth it.
  • umsm 14y ago
    Relevant fisherman story: http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2010/09/08/the-fisherman-and-the-businessman/ http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2010/09/08/the-fisherman-and-the-...
    • Articulate 14y ago
      Loved this- and it is right in line with the skier- I am reminded of a Pearl Jam lyric- "if he only knew now what he knew then."