If you had enough money in your life so that you don't have to work for money, would you still do the same job you are doing?
What would you do differently in your life? Comment below!
Back to academics.. gain deep expertise in physics and get into research for purely mental stimulation and not be part of rat race to show results or publish. I imagine there is enough to learn which is enough for a lifetime
Haven't thought that far.. college will put timeline and course pressure, which is something I hated during my years in academics. Rushing from one course to the other, from one semester to the other... Never pausing for the pleasure of learning. Plus placement orientation of learning is another sickening aspect. I just need a college that will help me learn at my own pace, once you are not working for money, lot of man made deadlines dissolve away
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> Would you still do the same job
No
> what would you do differently
Sleep more /s
I'm lazy af but travel all around the world & try all sorts of food. Permanently move to Japan (I still have plans for that, just waiting for the right time)
I have similar plans of Japan. What's your reasoning for Japan though?
I have lots, top of the mind-
1. Shinkansen bullet train
2. The culture of Japan and the invention/creativity with Discipline they have
3. Anime
@made_a_chu_chu Anime mainly. I have friends working there in the anime/manga/LN industry & some as ALT. Missed my chance going there before, so Japan is in my bucket list.
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Do the same job, but will try to find a 2-3 day a week set up and pursue hobbies more actively.
If I had enough money, I would start an R&D Centre to cater to underprivileged yet highly talented people who could'nt make research their dream job due to constraints. Providing education to underprivileged is the most satisfying thing.
Idiosyncratic
Student
a year ago
Exactly! I too have thought about this. Today's technologies are due to past world researches. R&D should be given importance and scientists should get paid well. The government should use the taxpayers money to fund R&D.
Would you like to do same Job? No. It's stressful, meaningless, competitive, full of rat race vibe...which is not good in long term.
What would you do differently? Will pursue a career in teaching. It will be not for money, but to keep me active. I consider it more purposeful, there is work life balance. And try to find more time for travel, and other lesiures I enjoy.
I guess after financial independence, being part of rat race is a waste of life.
LovingMask4
Stealth
a year ago
Work on some meaningful projects that would help the underprivileged. Like join The Nudge Institute. And of course travel. Just these 2
RemoteLute36
Stealth
a year ago
I'd treat my life as a video game which has already been completed and now I'm on experimenting mode. I'll not stop working. I want to work till the last day of my life but I'll try different industries and different roles.
Start a small traditional business in a small town..I really want to have a work family. The culture in a company is very founder/CEO/ Management led, I've realised. .and if I want to build a great workplace culture I have to be the CEO of my own company.
Be known for doing good work. Help employees in a way that they remember for life. Irrespective of tenure served with us. Etc.
Have vacation homes in a couple of locations where we can visit. I don't understand the concept of "settling in one city"and adjusting with extreme weather. Animals migrate to more favorable weather conditions. I don't want to live in a place with harsh winters or bad summers ya.
Travel to a few more places in life to enrich myself.
I think the third will happen anyway with time as I save more and more ....I hope the other two also happen for me..I will then have lived a full life.
Makes sense! What sort of traditional business would you start?
Also, you don't have a work family now?
CaptainLevi
Stealth
a year ago
> Would you still do the same job
No
> what would you do differently
Have nice vacation houses all over the world, travel to as many countries as possible, eat as many cuisines as possible. Fulfill needs of close family.
Buy a couple nice fast cars.
Learn to swim and surf slowly at my own pace.
Throw money at some business ideas I have.
Have money invested via VCs.
Have some fun time in Thailand a couple times a year ;)
Nope… I will move to my hobbies just for the sheer pleasure, and spend more time with my family.
I have enough money in my life for myself; if I don’t get married or have kids then I have enough to sustain my simple inexpensive frugal lifestyle (my largest recurring expense is 5k per month for whey protein)
After a lot of deliberation I actually realised that there is no point leaving my job; there is nothing else for me to do all day, no friends to travel internationally with (which I’m too scared to do alone)
Hence, I’m continuing my job for now which is pretty chill and peaceful
Depends on the defination of enough money. If enough money means spouse or family money then I will still work hard in my same job to make enough money. If enough money means that money is saved by me then I will never work again. Will rather do things that excites me.
I'd become an adrenaline junkie - mountain biking, skiing, rock climbing, paragliding, expeditions and treks. Travel the world and learn about cultures and food. And probably write books about it. Which could be my entry into becoming an author.
Travel to great cities 6 months at a time.
In each city I'll try to learn historical context and make videos.
Probably have kids and teach them math/physics.
If I had that sort of money, definitely I wont do this job neither I have any idea what I would do. But for a year or 2 stay close to wildlife. may be travel to all sorts of national park, maybe join a zoo or something, if possible maybe caretaker. Anything close to wild for as long as possible.
99bytes
Stealth
a year ago
I like my ‘job’, but not my ‘corporate job’. So my answer to this is I would remove ‘corporate’ from my job and continue working on it. 😃
99bytes
Stealth
a year ago
By resigning from the company I work with.
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Won't you get bored eventually? Does it really give you long term happiness or short term dopamine hits?
There are other games.
Plus I love to travel, i travel alot already, will bump it more.
Then comes drugs.
Actually there are many school mates and friends of mine who have joined there traditional family business living life of my dreams.
After recent boom in business and real estate they are earing far more then me with less stress and living along with parents. They buy new cars and phones go for vacation whenever they like because business can be done on phone these days.
Life of there kids are also secure since they will inherent a successfully family business.
I will stop this rant now. Peace.