I’m reading a new book that I picked up, and being mostly rattled by it. It suggests beyond all manner of common explanation that we should turn the job world on it’s head, become uber efficient and mobile, and work less and explore ourselves and our world more.
That’s not really new news, but he makes a pretty strong case for getting out of the comfort zone to expand ourselves to our future area of operation.To that end, there are a list of questions that I thought would be prudent to respond to towards the end of one of the first chapters.
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- Define your nightmare, the absolute worst that could happen if you did what you are considering. What doubt, fears, and “what-ifs” pop up as you consider the big changes you can – or need – to make? Envision them in painstaking detail. Would it be the end of your life? What would be the permanent impact, if any, on a scale of 1-10? Are these things really permanent? How likely do you think it is that they would actually happen?
- My worst nightmare. I think it has to do with being alone and unwanted. If I were to cast off or lose my job, I would be in a world of unknown with a few close relationships outside of the work place. It would cause stress within Heather and my lives, and we would not have the luxury of treating people the way we would like to treat them. We enjoy a few modest pleasures, which would be unavailable. I don’t like reaching outside of a protected comfort zone, and in such a dynamic time, it would be required. Our housing and vehicle situation would change, and I would feel less accomplished towards being moderately free with time and resources to do thing we want to do.
[Update (6 days later): There is more to do on this post, but for the sake of moving on, much like life and time seem to do, I’m going to post this and perhaps pick it up again later. We’ll see if I get around to it. ]