Early Retirement Extreme

— a combination of simple living, anticonsumerism, DIY ethics, self-reliance, resilience, and applied capitalism

Borsodi, industrial slavery, and rebooting the Matrix

Published in January 19th, 2025
Posted by in Early Retirement, Philosophy, Work
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It seems that whenever the economy has had a good run (1920s, 1960s, 1990s) and subsequently crashed (1930s, 1970s, 2000s), some will decide to “head back to the land”. Perhaps this is due to realizing that the economy doesn’t have anything further to offer. Perhaps being self-sufficient seems like a more secure prospect than trying […]

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How to define work (and love)

Published in January 18th, 2025
Posted by in Work
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Defining what work is it very difficult. Tim Ferris of the 4 hour work week made a big name of himself (or maybe it was his publisher) by thinking of work as things he does not enjoy doing. Others would say that he is working 100 hours a week. On a similar vein you can […]

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What competitive swimming taught me a about professional careers

Published in January 17th, 2025
Posted by in Health, Work
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Okay, so here’s a little known fact about me. I used to be a competitive swimmer. Not exactly Mr Phelps et al., but I did spend 9 hours a week training in the water, I did smell of chlorine at all times, and I did participate in a few regional championships. My swimming career lasted […]

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