Re:I’ve been a self-employed independent creator for 10 years
by coldtea on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @05:16AM
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>So let me state, for the record, that not wanting to have a 9-5 job is an eminently rational thing to want. Wanting it against reality, however, or without a realistic plan to accomplish it, or settling on stupid ways of getting there, like just quitting without a game plan, is a recipe for pain, not prosperity. You're not dealing from a rational frame, so your outcomes will not be what you want them to be.
Well, we can agree to that, but that's not the exclusive or general case.
I think you color it more by your experience with your roommate, than by what people generally do.
In general, judging from hundreds of millions of McJobs and corporate jobs, most people don't leave their jobs willy nilly.
I'd go as far as to say that wanting to quit your job and start a freelancing or entrepreneurial or small business gig, is not irrational in itself, EVEN if the person fails. If it was guaranteed success, we wouldn't be talking about entrepreneurial risk.
As long as its a calculated risk -- and not crazy optimism, I don't find it irrational.
Now, crazy optimism, "I will succeed no matter what", that is irrational.
Well, we can agree to that, but that's not the exclusive or general case.
I think you color it more by your experience with your roommate, than by what people generally do.
In general, judging from hundreds of millions of McJobs and corporate jobs, most people don't leave their jobs willy nilly.
I'd go as far as to say that wanting to quit your job and start a freelancing or entrepreneurial or small business gig, is not irrational in itself, EVEN if the person fails. If it was guaranteed success, we wouldn't be talking about entrepreneurial risk.
As long as its a calculated risk -- and not crazy optimism, I don't find it irrational.
Now, crazy optimism, "I will succeed no matter what", that is irrational.