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Post by Bill in the rain on Jul 18, 2024 13:53:34 GMT
Nah. I'm just naturally lazy ;-)
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Post by drhickman1983 on Jul 18, 2024 13:56:49 GMT
That's the case with me. I find work just sucks too much mental energy out of me so I can't really focus enough to apply myself to, well, anything.
When I have breaks from work I actually start to consider what I'll do, start to get plans to draw more, or I'll be reading more, I'm even more likely to actually just watch things.
But then just as soon as I feel stirrings of motivation, the break is over and I'm back to work and that energy just gets hoovered up.
I am also very lazy so I'd be quite happy with increased levels of fuck all, but I know I'd find ways to fill that when I eventually get bored.
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Post by quadfather on Jul 18, 2024 14:06:27 GMT
Nah. I'm just naturally lazy ;-) Nowt wrong with that  |
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Post by quadfather on Jul 18, 2024 14:08:34 GMT
That's the case with me. I find work just sucks too much mental energy out of me so I can't really focus enough to apply myself to, well, anything. When I have breaks from work I actually start to consider what I'll do, start to get plans to draw more, or I'll be reading more, I'm even more likely to actually just watch things. But then just as soon as I feel stirrings of motivation, the break is over and I'm back to work and that energy just gets hoovered up. I am also very lazy so I'd be quite happy with increased levels of fuck all, but I know I'd find ways to fill that when I eventually get bored. When I was off last year, I spent 3 full months deliberately doing fuck all. That was doctors orders to help with my burnout. After I started to feel a bit more balanced, that's when I started to do things I wanted to do, and it really worked. We're all so indoctrinated with work, it's a bloody hard and tangible thing to get rid of, but you can. |
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Post by rhaegyr on Jul 18, 2024 14:16:15 GMT
I had 6 weeks of furlough during COVID at 80% pay and it was honestly heaven.
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Post by ned on Jul 18, 2024 14:32:14 GMT
The lottery fantasy for me isn't even about having loads of bling or a luxury lifestyle.
It's mainly just the idea of freedom, of having a blank slate everyday you can fill in however you like.
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Post by Syrette on Jul 18, 2024 14:32:50 GMT
Although, if I could spend most of the time traveling, that'd be cool.
This, but I don't exactly foresee a future where I'd be able to do so upon retiring. Plus the energy I have now I won't have when I reach retirement age (80, at this rate), so travelling would likely a much different experience. Or worse, involve going on cruises. /should have done a gap year |
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Post by quadfather on Jul 18, 2024 14:33:59 GMT
The lottery fantasy for me isn't even about having loads of bling or a luxury lifestyle. It's mainly just the idea of freedom, of having a blank slate everyday you can fill in however you like. Absolutely exactly this. This is how you should live life anyway imo. |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Jul 18, 2024 14:42:54 GMT
Although, if I could spend most of the time traveling, that'd be cool.
This, but I don't exactly foresee a future where I'd be able to do so upon retiring. Plus the energy I have now I won't have when I reach retirement age (80, at this rate), so travelling would likely a much different experience. Or worse, involve going on cruises. /should have done a gap year The problems with a gap year of travel are (a) you then compare everything that comes after with it, and (b) you bore everyone with talking about your gap year 
But the good thing about travel is that it pushes you to actually actively use your time and experience different things every day. A lot of what you do while traveling you could probably do around your hometown, but you rarely do.
It should be possible to spend every weekend visiting different cultural sites, or trying new activities, or going to different restaurants, but we tend to default to an easy routine. Travel pushes us out of our comfort zone.
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Post by Reviewer on Jul 18, 2024 14:45:43 GMT
I’m aiming to retire at an age that I can travel a lot again for a while. I had a good 7 or 8 years before I had kids where I enjoyed going to a lot of great places. I’m hoping when I’m 55 or so at the latest.
When that gets a too hard then there’s more time with games, film and books which would take most of the time I currently spend staring at my work laptop.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jul 18, 2024 14:48:22 GMT
The lottery fantasy for me isn't even about having loads of bling or a luxury lifestyle. It's mainly just the idea of freedom, of having a blank slate everyday you can fill in however you like. Yeah I totally get that and there's where my mindset is. I do absolutely love what I do, teaching, but I'm sick to the absolute back teeth of the bullshit around it, I just love helping people, more specifically people that are looking for help. I honestly think I would just go fully self employed with my own selection of students and then do whatever the fuck I wanted with the rest of my time. Getting an orange cat for one. |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jul 18, 2024 14:49:44 GMT
Shall we just make a lottery syndicate and then the organiser fucks off with the winnings?
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Post by drhickman1983 on Jul 18, 2024 14:54:31 GMT
The lottery fantasy for me isn't even about having loads of bling or a luxury lifestyle. It's mainly just the idea of freedom, of having a blank slate everyday you can fill in however you like. Also agree - I genuinely don't want a lavish lifestyle. I want a place of my own, but I wouldn't want anything bigger than a 2 bed place, and honestly I'd be happy with a 1 bed flat if it was my own. If it was viable I'd be happy enough in a (large) static caravan. No interest in status symbols. If I wasn't having to lodge in other people's houses and had more free time I'd be fairly happy with my current lifestyle. If I did win a massive euro lottery jackpot (I rarely play so extremely unlikely) I plan to give most of it away. Actually if I won like, 250 million or something daft, I might try and fund that Alex Garland Dredd series. |
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Post by Frog on Jul 18, 2024 14:54:54 GMT
I'm happy to organise it if that's the expectation.
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Post by Frog on Jul 18, 2024 14:56:22 GMT
Regarding property I wouldn't want a big house. Something the size of a 3 bed semi but it would be in the middle of a field with no cunt within a mile in all directions.
Perfect.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jul 18, 2024 14:58:09 GMT
I'm happy to organise it if that's the expectation. I'm not even joking. I would definitely do a FG syndicate and then watch as Frog just randomly emoquits one day. |
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Post by Frog on Jul 18, 2024 15:03:22 GMT
I couldn't do that to you all.
A couple of you have my address 😂
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Post by drhickman1983 on Jul 18, 2024 15:05:42 GMT
But it's okay as you'd be able to afford that modest place in the middle of nowhere.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jul 18, 2024 15:05:54 GMT
Go on then ill join in. Then we can be those people off Escape to the Country.
"This is Jambo who collects buttons and regularly shouts at the screen playing Elden Ring and his partner Sophie who doesn't exist and they have a 2 million budget."
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Post by cubby on Jul 18, 2024 15:07:59 GMT
Send me the money and I'll totally put it into a lottery.
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Post by Frog on Jul 18, 2024 15:09:02 GMT
You win the lottery and you will be drowning in fanny Jambo.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jul 18, 2024 15:12:18 GMT
Well I bought a ticket on the Euromillions this week so I guess I'll go buy some arm bands just in case.
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Post by Frog on Jul 18, 2024 15:18:40 GMT
If you win Jambo, remember who gave you that advice.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jul 18, 2024 15:19:31 GMT
Hopefully I remember it as I'm gasping for air.
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Post by Frog on Jul 18, 2024 15:24:25 GMT
I will be your lifeguard for a decent salary.
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Post by quadfather on Jul 18, 2024 15:36:20 GMT
I'll do it for free.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2024 16:10:12 GMT
That Set for Life game is what I want to win.
You don’t get enough money so that leeches can expect to buy you a house or something.
But you get 10 grand a month for something like thirty years.
Perfect.
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Post by Frog on Jul 18, 2024 16:22:11 GMT
Oi find your own rich man to attach yourself to. |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jul 18, 2024 16:34:01 GMT
That Set for Life game is what I want to win. You don’t get enough money so that leeches can expect to buy you a house or something. But you get 10 grand a month for something like thirty years. Perfect. I read an AMA from someone who won that game and my god everyone on there mainly Americans going on like 10k a month isn't a life changing amount and you can't quit work. You can. Easily. Invest every month of course but fuck me I'd be quitting work in a heart beat. Especially at our age. |
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Post by Blue_Mike on Jul 18, 2024 16:45:14 GMT
If I won the lottery, I'd buy an old building, gut it to a shell, and do as much of the renovation myself as I could. Ideal home, plus something practical to do with my time.
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