Sandy's joke on the other forum...

Hi,

Sandy's joke on the other forum ( http://www.sowpub.com/cgi-bin/forum/smiles.pl?read=79 ) made me think of this.

What is making money like? I need to know because I'm looking for a way to think about how much I want to make and how much work I'm willing to do to get it.

Maybe making a living is like fishing.

A fisherman could fish 22 hours a day, ceaselessly landing fish and salting them away. But that's not living, that's...well...that's working.

Or, a fisherman could fish for 22 hours a day until he has enough fish salted away to provide a "cushion," and then cut back on his work and only catch three fish a day--one for each meal.

Or, the fisherman could figure out how many fish he needs in a month's time, and fish for 22 hours a day for a week and a half or until he makes his monthly nut, and then loaf for the rest of the month.

Or, the fisherman could fish for 12 hours a day for 5 years, and then never fish again in his life.

If making a living is like fishing, and let's pretend someone smarter than that smart guy in the wheelchair was the fisherman, how would this Genius Fisherperson strategize and structure his work VS loaf schedule?

Thanks, hopefully, for any replies and input to this rather core question about making a living.

Best,

-Boyd


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