Maybe it's because I'm a little older than you, or a little less ambitious and energetic, but I got to "accepting that I have limitations" awhile ago. I can't write as quickly and efficiently as some people. *I* don't want to live the kind of life it would take for me to consistently generate 6-figures-plus. I like to relax. I like to spend time with my family. In fact, I think those things more than money. So, I let ideas and opportunities float away, and I'm learning to be OK w that. I get to decide how I want to live my life.
You absolutely do. I think some of the messaging around automating/outsourcing - that you can have a hugely lucrative career AND plenty of freedom AND lots of money and time AND...is where it gets tricky :) But I do think there is something about age that brings the wisdom to discern 1) what is really possible 2) what we are personally willing to do to get it.
Do you know what’s interesting? I’m not sure if it’s because I’m younger, who I follow on social media, or what I’m insecure about but I feel like I’ve actually been getting the OPPOSITE message about working with my hands. I feel a bit sheepish that I spend my days working with (and enjoying) things on an electronic box when there are people out there doing things from scratch, cleaning, building and making it look like they’re “really living.” It’s so interesting what it feels like everyone is telling us we should do! Anyway your air bnb sounds lovely and that sounds like a delightful endeavor to balance out some of the more digital work! From knowing you on your podcast I can see how you’d be a great host!
Oh, I've definitely seen the same kind of messages you're seeing about working with your hands, cooking from scratch, building, etc. It's ALSO everywhere, and I think the similarity is the pressure to "maximize" everything. Like it's not enough just to have a garden; you have to grow 90% of your food there AND take professional-quality photos for your Instagram, etc....and the image sold is that you can do all this stuff without outsourcing, automating, etc, but in order to live up to that image you still run up against your human limitations at some point. Different sides of the same coin, really.
Maybe it's because I'm a little older than you, or a little less ambitious and energetic, but I got to "accepting that I have limitations" awhile ago. I can't write as quickly and efficiently as some people. *I* don't want to live the kind of life it would take for me to consistently generate 6-figures-plus. I like to relax. I like to spend time with my family. In fact, I think those things more than money. So, I let ideas and opportunities float away, and I'm learning to be OK w that. I get to decide how I want to live my life.
You absolutely do. I think some of the messaging around automating/outsourcing - that you can have a hugely lucrative career AND plenty of freedom AND lots of money and time AND...is where it gets tricky :) But I do think there is something about age that brings the wisdom to discern 1) what is really possible 2) what we are personally willing to do to get it.
Do you know what’s interesting? I’m not sure if it’s because I’m younger, who I follow on social media, or what I’m insecure about but I feel like I’ve actually been getting the OPPOSITE message about working with my hands. I feel a bit sheepish that I spend my days working with (and enjoying) things on an electronic box when there are people out there doing things from scratch, cleaning, building and making it look like they’re “really living.” It’s so interesting what it feels like everyone is telling us we should do! Anyway your air bnb sounds lovely and that sounds like a delightful endeavor to balance out some of the more digital work! From knowing you on your podcast I can see how you’d be a great host!
Oh, I've definitely seen the same kind of messages you're seeing about working with your hands, cooking from scratch, building, etc. It's ALSO everywhere, and I think the similarity is the pressure to "maximize" everything. Like it's not enough just to have a garden; you have to grow 90% of your food there AND take professional-quality photos for your Instagram, etc....and the image sold is that you can do all this stuff without outsourcing, automating, etc, but in order to live up to that image you still run up against your human limitations at some point. Different sides of the same coin, really.