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A few weeks ago I asked the hypothetical question “what would you do if you didn’t NEED to work? let’s say, all of your money/bills were taken care of. what would you do?”. I was pretty surprised how much overlap there was in the answers.
What would you do if you didn’t need to work? Most common answers:
- Start my own company/agency/business
- Travel
- Go back to school/Get an additional degree
- Sleep more
- Move (back home, to another country, to a place near water, etc)
- Volunteer
- Sports (both coach and play)
A few others
- Learn Languages
- Do PR for causes I believe in.
- “Support a totally awesome but unorthodox cause. (Required composting/Recycling across Metro area? I have others but they’re pretty out there…)” – Andrew L
- Aim to be on a renowned eligible bachelor list
- Skydive. Everywhere. (chances are you know who said this one)
- Write stories
- Paint pictures
- “help my husband bring his mad scientist ideas to fruition.” – Teri
- “Raise a family: Adopt kids, maybe even be a foster mom.” – Julia
- “Make pizza and burgers, like all different kinds. I’m not kidding. And I would serve them to rich people and homeless people, because seeing homeless people is one of the few things that breaks my heart. The rich would cover the cost of food for the homeless. I’ve thought about this a little bit actually” – Evan
- ‘unworking’ in a 3rd world country helping others… Maybe an orphanage… – @cadijordan
Interesting thoughts on the subject:
- “Laziness is for the weak and the immortal.” – Christina B
- “I don’t agree with the bit about laziness, at least not in the traditional sense. Doing absolutely nothing for a period of time is ESSENTIAL if you’re working in the “real world” – or at least doing something that recharges the batteries, ya know?” – Sydney Owen
I LOVE working, it’s such a hard question to answer! I guess I’d start my own company (cliché much?) just so I could still have some kind of work in my life. Other than that, I’d definitely donate my time to causes that I believe in!
I’m interested though… what would YOU do? ;)
There are some things on the list that I’m like, “YES!” — paint pictures, learn languages, volunteer…But the thing is, I don’t want to have to wait until I don’t have to work to do any of these things. And, in most cases, I’m not.
The biggie for me is running my own animal sanctuary (or at the very least, have a lot of land and foster dogs) — it’s a dream that grows bigger every day and is, essentially work, but it’s the kind of work that is fuel for the soul.
I guess my answer is — if I didn’t need to work, I’d spend that much more time, money, and effort towards chasing my dreams.
Cool post!
It is hard to find a balance between our need to make money in order to pay bills and our inate desire to adventure, travel and other exciting experiences. The hope is that we will somehow find a way to pursue that which brings us joy and contentment while at the same time doing what needs to be done to function in life. Especially, if we can find jobs that we like and feel passionate about, the problem of “having to work to live” feels like it disappears a bit.
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