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I don't know why is this so hard for people to understand? Once you have enough so that you don't have to work anymore and live comfortably, one choice is to st

by sanoli 13y ago

I don't know why is this so hard for people to understand? Once you have enough so that you don't have to work anymore and live comfortably, one choice is to stop and actually do it. I already have my mark set, f I by any chance get 1.5 million US$, I'll quit. Even if I could keep on getting more and reach twice that.

lutusp 13y ago
> I already have my mark set, f I by any chance get 1.5 million US$, I'll quit. That's the Workaholic Test™ -- if you make a million dollars, do you drop everything and sit on a beach somewhere reading a worthwhile novel, or do you move the goal posts and carry on toward a new, less realistic goal? Most people won't make a million dollars, so most people will never know whether they're workaholics.
- trillium 13y ago
  I greatly enjoy working on my startups, ideas and projects. If I had 5 million dollars, I would just change how I work.
  - tempestn 13y ago
    Ditto. This "test" assumes lying on a beach producing nothing is an ideal to strive for. I enjoy my vacations, but I wouldn't want to do that all the time!
    - dllthomas 13y ago
      Maybe you have some level of workaholism? Though I'm not sure labeling it where it's not harmful makes sense...
- sanoli 13y ago
  I won't sit on a beach all day, but maybe I'll move to a beach house somewhere safe, and enjoy the hell out of my children growing up. And will read/learn/do interesting stuff. And I think I can get to be worth 1.5 mil someday.
- sanoli 13y ago
  Ha, I didn't read your name before I replied. You actually stopped when you reached your mark, and travelled the world on a boat. Awesome. I also read your 'Cottage Computer Programming' when I was a teen. Double awesome.