Anyone just tired of going to work, there is nothing wrong with the job, I just don't feel like going.

Devil Dog wrote:

blamb61 wrote:

Accomplishing things (which requires work) is satisfying. You can't be happy without doing some work so you can accomplish something.

As this applies to the numerous posts I've made to this thread, I'm not advocating a life of sloth. I'm advocating a life with no obligation to wake up, commute, sit in an office, to earn a paycheck.

Working toward running a 2:20 marathon, or bowling a 300 game, or becoming a scratch golfer, or writing a book, or building an instrument...that's work with accomplishment and self-fulfillment as the primary objective. These are all necessary in a life well lived. They are all quite different from working to be the number one salesman in the region or the fastest document scanner in the office.

I'd be willing to bet that 90% of us currently have jobs that could be outsourced to robots, and the only reason they haven't already been is because as a society, we just haven't yet thought of a better system than the employee-for-a-paycheck method. That system is outdated, and its demise is hopefully near.

Bullet_Proof wrote:

Devil Dog wrote:

As this applies to the numerous posts I've made to this thread, I'm not advocating a life of sloth. I'm advocating a life with no obligation to wake up, commute, sit in an office, to earn a paycheck.

Working toward running a 2:20 marathon, or bowling a 300 game, or becoming a scratch golfer, or writing a book, or building an instrument...that's work with accomplishment and self-fulfillment as the primary objective. These are all necessary in a life well lived. They are all quite different from working to be the number one salesman in the region or the fastest document scanner in the office.

I'd be willing to bet that 90% of us currently have jobs that could be outsourced to robots, and the only reason they haven't already been is because as a society, we just haven't yet thought of a better system than the employee-for-a-paycheck method. That system is outdated, and its demise is hopefully near.

Gee, that sounds nice. But who is going to control the distribution and operation and maintenance of those noble robots? What happens when they break down? Who's going to fix them? Do you think the companies that build these robots are going to pay you, the customer of the robots, to live and do nothing? Or the government will pay us? This is getting confusing.

How good are your persuasion skills? Can you persuade government officials and fortune 500 executives to change our entire economic system so that you can work towards a 2:20 marathon?

oregon oldtimer wrote:

I have been working in my profession for 26 years and have never had a day that I didn't want to go to work. Now, there are days that I didn't want to see some of the people I worked with, but my job is fantastic. I make about $90K, have exactly a 3.1 mile commute (7-min by car or I can run), have a shower and locker room to change in when I get there, and essentially get to do what I love. I also married waaaay over my head (32 years now), have 4 great kids, a house on the river, a golden retriever, a rat terrier, and a himalayan cat. I don't plan to retire until well into my 70's (57 now). If I found out I was going to die tomorrow, I would have no regrets. I have been blessed way more than I deserve and I thank Him every day for it. Life is not only good, it is GREAT.

Smoove wrote:

I've been practicing law for nearly two decades. At times I love it, mostly I view it as a means to an end, often I loathe it. I never forget that I grew up in Section 8 housing and that I we were usually worried about how we were going to pay our (subsidized) rent.

That being said, I don't know how much longer I will do it. In a few more years, I won't need to earn what I earn now if I downsize and simplify my life, and I could probably make enough money doing something I love to stay above water until I can draw on my retirement acoount. I just need to figure out how to make healthcare work at that point.

I'm as Gen X as it gets, but I recognize that the millenials have the concept right - life is too short to be unhappy and to be locked in doing something that doesn't make satisfy you. I do, however, think that there is something to be said about maybe spending a decade or two securing some long term security before trying to find that satisfaction, but that's probably the Section 8 housing in me talking.