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General Discussion => Share Your Badassity => Topic started by: Unionville on September 27, 2017, 05:34:59 PM
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The one thing FI gave me, is time to reflect on my life. Do I want to watch good movies, play on the computer, or explore life more deeply? After almost being killed on my bicycle at a stop sign when a head-on car collision slide by my bike by 1 foot away-- I put this sign on my desk. It helps me keep important life goals in mind when I get distracted by stupid things that don't matter. I just look up and read it.
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Nice sentiment, however the corollary is "If I knew I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of my self."
I don't want brushing my teeth to be the last thing I do before I die, or doing laundry, or a host of other chores. Life gets pretty sucky if you've spent the last few years doing no long term planning and maintenance.
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Desk at home: Good Idea
Desk at work: Bad Idea
If I have less than a few years to live I want to spend them at home with my family, or on one last hike. I don't want to spend them earning more money. I'm not FI, but if I died social security survivor benefits and our Stache would make my family FI.
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It's going to take more than that to cure my distraction and...
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It's going to take more than that to cure my distraction and...
Well I'm reading this at work...Kind of like that billboard on the highway telling you not to be a distracted driver.
A slow internet connection would be a great cure my procrastination if half my job didn't revolve around using the internet.
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My instant cure for distraction and procrastination is to leave my phone in the car when I pull into work.