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Can you give some examples? I've never done this and am intrigued.

by trapper 17y ago

jacquesm 17y ago
Emigrate. Change your line of business (I went in to alternative energy for 5 years) Learn a new trade (for me: metal working, Cad-Cam) Right now I'm again going through such a phase of change, I have absolutely no idea what it is leading to but so far it has been extremely interesting. Life is all about the journey. Security in life is worth absolutely nothing, as soon as you feel that you are becoming 'secure' that's an excellent opportunity to kill that before it becomes a habit. The flip side of that is of course that the freedom to do as you please (within the limits of the socially acceptable) is just as addictive or even more so.
- trapper 17y ago
  Interesting. I strive to pick up a completely new interesting field (e.g. recently electronics, physiotherapy, mentalism, photorealistic drawing) every year or so, so I guess it has a similar effect. Keeps me interested and always gives me new ways to change my existing thinking patterns & challenge my biases. I disagree about security though. All you need to have an adventure that entirely rocks your world is some peace and quiet.
- bluebird 17y ago
  "The price of being a wolf is loneliness. The price of being a sheep is boredom. Choose carefully what you will be."
  - Evgeny 17y ago
    Okay. I tried to find the author of the quote and the top Google result now points to HN. Is it from the book "Ignore Everybody and 39 Other Keys to Creativity"?
    - bluebird 17y ago
      Yes, it is http://gapingvoid.com/books/ http://gapingvoid.com/books/ by Hugh MacLeod. He draws cartoons at the back of business cards. I am sorry I didn't quote the name of the author at the first place. I couldn't recall where I had read it. I searched around for a while and couldn't find it so I just posted without the author's name but in quotes to show it was from someone other than me. Thank you for finding the book title, it helped me find the the site where I originally read this.
  - Hexstream 17y ago
    Don't wolves usually live in packs?
    - thwarted 17y ago
      It's "lone wolf" vs "sheep herd", but you'd think that the loneliness of the lone wolf would be a solved (or non-) problem.
  - jacquesm 17y ago
    Since you're replying to me, I guess it is appropriate to let you know that there are (a lot) more options than wolves and sheep, and that I am far from lonely.

Can you give some examples? I've never done this and am intrigued.

by trapper 17y ago

Can you give some examples? I've never done this and am intrigued.

Emigrate. Change your line of business (I went in to alternative energy for 5 years) Learn a new trade (for me: metal working, Cad-Cam) Right now I'm again going through such a phase of change, I have absolutely no idea what it is leading to but so far it has been extremely interesting. Life is all about the journey. Security in life is worth absolutely nothing, as soon as you feel that you are becoming 'secure' that's an excellent opportunity to kill that before it becomes a habit. The flip side of that is of course that the freedom to do as you please (within the limits of the socially acceptable) is just as addictive or even more so.

trapper 17y ago
Interesting. I strive to pick up a completely new interesting field (e.g. recently electronics, physiotherapy, mentalism, photorealistic drawing) every year or so, so I guess it has a similar effect. Keeps me interested and always gives me new ways to change my existing thinking patterns & challenge my biases. I disagree about security though. All you need to have an adventure that entirely rocks your world is some peace and quiet.
bluebird 17y ago
"The price of being a wolf is loneliness. The price of being a sheep is boredom. Choose carefully what you will be."
- Evgeny 17y ago
  Okay. I tried to find the author of the quote and the top Google result now points to HN. Is it from the book "Ignore Everybody and 39 Other Keys to Creativity"?
  - bluebird 17y ago
    Yes, it is http://gapingvoid.com/books/ http://gapingvoid.com/books/ by Hugh MacLeod. He draws cartoons at the back of business cards. I am sorry I didn't quote the name of the author at the first place. I couldn't recall where I had read it. I searched around for a while and couldn't find it so I just posted without the author's name but in quotes to show it was from someone other than me. Thank you for finding the book title, it helped me find the the site where I originally read this.
- Hexstream 17y ago
  Don't wolves usually live in packs?
  - thwarted 17y ago
    It's "lone wolf" vs "sheep herd", but you'd think that the loneliness of the lone wolf would be a solved (or non-) problem.
- jacquesm 17y ago
  Since you're replying to me, I guess it is appropriate to let you know that there are (a lot) more options than wolves and sheep, and that I am far from lonely.