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I've been hearing multiple times that broke forum members who are living in a parent's basement don't wanna get a job, because, in their opinion, working for someone automatically labels them as slowlaners.
It's bullshit. Why? Let's illustrate:
John is working as an accountant. He wakes up 6am and takes 1h trip to job while listening to music. He starts at 8am and finishes 4pm. He's always in a hurry to get back home, because his favorite TV show starts at 5:30 and lasts for 3 hours. He spends his evenings drinking beer and watching TV show before hitting a sack. On weekends he's usually hanging in pub with mates or playing computer games while smoking weed. John spends all he earns on bills and entertainment and took a 30k credit to buy a new edition Ford Focus, so he could brag to his office friends about it.
Sam is a janitor. He takes 4h bus trip to get to work and back home while reading business books. He reads roughly 120 pages a day. Sam lives frugally and is slowly, but steadily building his venture on the side. He spends his evenings optimizing online shop and keeping in touch with clients and attends various business meetings over the weekend for networking purposes. He's still working, because he has bills to pay and put food into his belly, but the rest of funds are going into his venture and networking. He doesn't have a TV, doesn't smoke weed and is meditating and exercising on a daily basis.
John and Sam are both working. Would you put them in a single basket that has a label of a slowlane on them? Are they both slowlaners by default?
Do you still think getting a job qualifies you as a slowlaner by default?
Hint: It mostly depends on what you do outside work hours and how you use your funds. Choice is yours.
I've been hearing multiple times that broke forum members who are living in a parent's basement don't wanna get a job, because, in their opinion, working for someone automatically labels them as slowlaners.
It's bullshit. Why? Let's illustrate:
John is working as an accountant. He wakes up 6am and takes 1h trip to job while listening to music. He starts at 8am and finishes 4pm. He's always in a hurry to get back home, because his favorite TV show starts at 5:30 and lasts for 3 hours. He spends his evenings drinking beer and watching TV show before hitting a sack. On weekends he's usually hanging in pub with mates or playing computer games while smoking weed. John spends all he earns on bills and entertainment and took a 30k credit to buy a new edition Ford Focus, so he could brag to his office friends about it.
Sam is a janitor. He takes 4h bus trip to get to work and back home while reading business books. He reads roughly 120 pages a day. Sam lives frugally and is slowly, but steadily building his venture on the side. He spends his evenings optimizing online shop and keeping in touch with clients and attends various business meetings over the weekend for networking purposes. He's still working, because he has bills to pay and put food into his belly, but the rest of funds are going into his venture and networking. He doesn't have a TV, doesn't smoke weed and is meditating and exercising on a daily basis.
John and Sam are both working. Would you put them in a single basket that has a label of a slowlane on them? Are they both slowlaners by default?
Do you still think getting a job qualifies you as a slowlaner by default?
Hint: It mostly depends on what you do outside work hours and how you use your funds. Choice is yours.
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