The adventurer’s ethic is probably this: you have an obligation to become as interesting as your surplus resources permit
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And if you do well the challenge is to stay true to what 'you' consider interesting vs. the media or general public.
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Emotional and tangible resources, in whatever ratio you use them.
(Jonny, I’d agree with that - if you shift your value to outward perception of interest alone, your soul is fucked)
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I feel the same way. I used my accounting job as insurance to learn programming, cofound 3 startups, and learn MMA. I was way more happier as an amateur programmer than a veteran accountant.
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Your money metaphors article probably played an important role in me leaving the accounting profession.
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I would remove the word "surplus".
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Begs the question, interesting to whom?
I am trying to be interesting to future me.
I am also trying to be interesting in how I generate those surplus resources.








