Category Archives: Retirement
A Whirlwind of Inactivity
I haven’t been doing very much, because my life has been a whirlwind of inactivity. There are many things I’ve convinced myself I should be doing. I should ride my bike, lift weights, learn French, learn web software development, write, create art, … Continue reading
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Tagged Perfection, Perfectionism, Prioritization, Procrastination
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AI and Immortality
I’m sitting around in Bali, feeling bored (1). So it seems an appropriate time to finish writing this article, which I started a while back then put aside. In the last few months I’ve been reading a lot about Artificial Intelligence … Continue reading
You’ve Got to be Somewhere
“I can’t learn the piano. It will take 5 years before I’m any good.” “I can’t learn French. It will take 5 years before I’ll be able to speak it well.” Well, as they say, 5 years will pass, and … Continue reading
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Taking Action – Or Not – Part 2
As I mentioned in Part 1, many of the mind problems that plague us are based on social comparison. Thoughts of not accomplishing enough, not being rich enough, not being pretty enough, not having enough interesting experiences, FOMO (fear of … Continue reading
More on Not-Working
I’m still trying to figure out not-working (I’m not ready to call it retirement – see Notes below). We’ve been traveling a lot, which has been great and has allowed me to put off addressing the problem. Travel is easy; it’s self-contained; … Continue reading
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Travel Thoughts
In a review of three books on happiness, Barry Schwartz writes, “Rich people have more life satisfaction than working class people, but no more day-to-day satisfaction.” When I read this, something clicked, not because I’m rich, but because it explained … Continue reading
Resisting the Infinity Machine
I feel the pull as soon as I pick it up. Normally I don’t have the strength to resist but today I will. Today is when I start the transformation of me. Yesterday Tanya really got on my case about … Continue reading
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Uncommittedly Committed
Yesterday, Tanya and I bought a home in Tucson. A mobile home. We’ve been in Tucson for about fifteen months and have agonized over whether Tucson is the right place to be, whether to buy a house here, and where such … Continue reading
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American Exceptionalism – The Vacations We Take
When I was in Moab in October, 2012, to ride the White Rim, I drove up to Island in the Sky in Canyonlands National Park. At the Visitor Center I saw this incredible off-road RV. I’d never seen anything like it … Continue reading
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Engaged with the World
The reason she didn’t like it here (Grand Cayman), he finally understood, was that she needed to remain engaged with the world. — The Silent Oligarch, by Chris Morgan Jones, page 200. I’m starting to agree. It’s now been just … Continue reading
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Cycle Uphill 