There was several years where me and two other friends would sit in a chat all day while we worked.
It wasn’t just goofing off.
We were all in similar work and we discussed a lot of work stuff.
Helping each other out all day.
But sometimes the chats digressed.
One day we were talking about Samurai Stance pooping.
“When one would go to the outhouse, he would remove his right leg fully from his clothes…The samurai would sit squarely on the seat, cross his leg so that his right ankle rested on his left knee (his left foot remained on the ground), place a hand on each knee, then straighten his back.”
Will Black
Me and one of my two dudes spent like 2 hours just discussing the merits of different sitting positions.
Not a very productive day, in retrospect.
At the time we thought it was very important.
Good pooping is good health.
Good health leads to good productivity.
Good productivity leads to good money (for our employers).
It was a very important discussion.
But our third dude hadn’t said anything in a while.
This is normal for him now, but back then he was probably the most talkative one.
Was he having a busy day?
Or was he contemplating everything we were discussing.
I never asked because what he did say blew me away.
Finally, he comes in with:
“Just shit.”
I think about this all the time.
And now I’m making it my zen mantra to life.
I’ve been craving more simplicity for many years.
It’s something I struggle a lot with.
There are so many things I want to do in life, and I try to do them all.
I have far too many hobbies.
To make up for it, I try to monetize them all.
And now I have a lot of debt from that.
The other day I sent out an email and posted on social media:
In a recent Cal Newport podcast episode, he mentions having 2 goals at a time:
- A professional goal.
- A hobby goal.
I’ve decided my professional goal for now is to become a full-time copywriter for Darren Hardy.
My hobby goal will be to learn to play piano.
I’ll write more about that in the future.
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