Comments on: Twenty Something Advice: Get Things Done for the Right Reasons

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» Power of Declaration — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:14:54 +0000

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Guest Post: Get Things Done for the Right Reasons | david giesberg dot com — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:04:08 +0000

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By: Nathan Snell

Nathan Snell — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:51:00 +0000

If you’re spending the best years of your life slogging through work you don’t want to do, perhaps those mini-retirements would be better spent putting together a strategy to put yourself into a position where you’re accomplishing work you enjoy.

A bit ideal? Perhaps. Possible? Absolutely. It also helps that perception does wonders (Starbucks, Apple, etc).

I’d also say a mini-sabbatical is only as enjoyable as the context surrounding it.

Just thought I’d throw some twists in :) I agree about planning free-time for one’s self. Failure to do so will certainly result in burnout, and I’ll be the first to admit I’ve suffered it. Nice post :)

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:02:14 +0000

Great post David.

I have to think long and hard on some key points that I’m wanting to make in my life.

I love the concept of mini-retirement.

By: David Giesberg

David Giesberg — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:29:43 +0000

You say you want to live the lifestyle you want, why not do it now? Check out Tim Ferriss’s Four Hour Workweek – he is a big advocate of the concept of mini-retirements (similar to sabbaticals), rather than wasting the best years of your life slogging through work you don’t want to do.

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:08:22 +0000

Obligation mainly. I really don’t like to let people down. I don’t want people to say that I waste time or that I’m lazy.

But I think I work hard now because I want to play hard later. I want to finish law school. I want to be successful. So, that later on I can travel and live the lifestyle I want.