Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out

Re:Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out by lutusp on Wednesday March 12, 2014 @02:08PM (#7387214)

> I already have my mark set, f I by any chance get 1.5 million US$, I'll quit.

That's the Workaholic Test™ -- if you make a million dollars, do you drop everything and sit on a beach somewhere reading a worthwhile novel, or do you move the goal posts and carry on toward a new, less realistic goal?

Most people won't make a million dollars, so most people will never know whether they're workaholics.

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Re:Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out by trillium on Wednesday March 12, 2014 @03:03PM (#7387558)

I greatly enjoy working on my startups, ideas and projects. If I had 5 million dollars, I would just change how I work.

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Re:Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out by tempestn on Wednesday March 12, 2014 @08:23PM (#7389365)

Ditto. This "test" assumes lying on a beach producing nothing is an ideal to strive for. I enjoy my vacations, but I wouldn't want to do that all the time!

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Re:Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out by dllthomas on Thursday March 13, 2014 @01:24PM (#7393236)

Maybe you have some level of workaholism? Though I'm not sure labeling it where it's not harmful makes sense...

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Re:Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out by sanoli on Saturday March 15, 2014 @06:42PM (#7406840)

I won't sit on a beach all day, but maybe I'll move to a beach house somewhere safe, and enjoy the hell out of my children growing up. And will read/learn/do interesting stuff. And I think I can get to be worth 1.5 mil someday.

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Re:Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out by sanoli on Saturday March 15, 2014 @06:49PM (#7406871)

Ha, I didn't read your name before I replied. You actually stopped when you reached your mark, and travelled the world on a boat. Awesome. I also read your 'Cottage Computer Programming' when I was a teen. Double awesome.

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