The traditional path is broken - here’s what to do instead
School, job, house, 40 years of work, retire, die. There’s a better way and it starts with you.
Been thinking a lot about how the traditional confines of society really want to keep you controlled and organized.
It’s almost like you get shamed and questioned when you don’t fall into a neat little box that society wants you to do.
Go to school, memorize stuff, get a “good” job, buy a house, settle down, work for 40 years, have a family, retire, die.
Looking across that entire list, here’s the benefits I see in each:
- Go to school: learn how to deal with adversity, learn to communicate, play sports.
- Memorize stuff: trains cognitive abilities
- get a “good” job: you stay off the streets and can contribute to society in a marginal fashion
- buy a house: I enjoy having a steady place to be
- settle down: always good to get your stuff together and not be wild
- work for 40 years: a steady paycheck
- have a family: by far the best of all items so far
- retire: not working anymore
- die: no more pain, I guess? ha
Ok, now let’s do the drawbacks of each:
- Go to school: wasting time when AI can better prepare us for the future
- Memorize stuff: waste of time, no need to memorize things when we have them at our fingertips
- get a “good” job: boring, uninspiring, helping someone else get rich
- buy a house: tons of work, always something going wrong, expensive
- settle down: why? go explore!
- work for 40 years: why? is working the point of life?
- have a family: challenging, expensive, takes a lot of time and effort
- retire: lose your driving force
- die: well, you’re dead
So if I objectively look at the pros and cons, that I literally just spit off the dome…the traditional path sucks.
That’s why I am so passionate about building a life off the traditional path, without being an off-the-grid-tinfoil-hat-hippie.
I like modern conveniences, but I don’t like someone controlling my time and path.
I just don’t.
I think I can do things better and build a life for myself in a way that is way more fulfilling than what is prescribed to me.
This is why I want to encourage you to build a 1 person business.
There’s never been a better time and the playing field has been leveled.
If you have an idea but don’t have a plan, this is where I can help.
Play the decade game with me.
To your solopreneur success,
Matt Barron