{"id":98862,"date":"2018-06-26T07:10:38","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T14:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/26\/why-retire\/"},"modified":"2018-06-26T07:19:48","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T14:19:48","slug":"why-retire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/26\/why-retire\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Retire?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear friend, I was thinking about money in general, especially after feeling like I “missed out” on the whole bitcoin craze. But then I wondered, even if I 10x’d my savings, what would I do with the money, and for what?<\/p>\n

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Well, I did some Googling around, and I think this is why people want a bunch of money:<\/p>\n

\n They don’t want to work anymore at a company\/job they don’t like, and instead travel, see the world, and pursue their creative interests.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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A lot of us get distracted. Some of us think that earning a bunch of money will allow us to be happier by buying more goods, fancy cars, toys, houses, property, gadgets and stuff.<\/p>\n

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But then again, I think this concept of retirement is a bit dangerous too. Why? It gives people the dream of retiring at the beach, not doing anything, and somehow mysteriously being happy for the rest of their life.<\/p>\n

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This is bad because I think the true way to be happy is to produce and make stuff (our own artwork)!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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So the goal is not for us to wait until we retire and have a bunch of money, but the goal is for us to start making stuff, and creating stuff today!<\/p>\n

To be happier in life, make more stuff!<\/a><\/p>\n

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What are you waiting for?<\/h2>\n

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I honestly think we’re not lazy or bad people for procrastinating on making stuff and our own artwork. To be frank, working a grueling labor intensive job during the day does sap away our creative energy and power.<\/p>\n

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My simple suggestion is to sleep earlier, and wake up earlier, and use the morning for your creative work when you have the most power and energy!<\/p>\n

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Either that or another suggestion: in the evening after you work, hit the gym for a bit to get a second pump of energy, maybe have some green tea, 100% cacao, or coffee, and then use the evening to do your creative work! You can do any creative work: write, draw, paint, make night time photos, make films, dance, sculpt, write poems or anything that lights your spirit on fire!<\/p>\n

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Don’t wait until you retire before you start making your artwork! Do it today, tomorrow, and everyday until you die!<\/p>\n

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Because you don’t know when you’re going to die. Who knows if you’re gonna live another 10-20 years before you can retire. You might die in a car accident, with the other guy who is texting and driving. Or you can get killed by a drunken driver.<\/p>\n

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Make artwork today!
ERIC<\/p>\n

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# Make more art!<\/p>\n

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