What truly drives you? Is it wealth, power, or something else?

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This discussion centers on the motivations behind personal fulfillment, contrasting wealth and power with relationships, creativity, and meaningful contributions. Participants share personal experiences, highlighting that high income often leads to a lack of life satisfaction, as seen in the narratives of self-employed engineers and consultants. Many contributors emphasize the importance of living a simpler life, focusing on personal passions and relationships rather than material wealth. The consensus is that true happiness stems from meaningful experiences and connections rather than financial success alone.

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  • #31
hypatia said:
Cracked peppercorn, or smokey paprika? I take it sea salt is a given..:smile:

:smile: :smile: :smile: Remember that guys: If you wish to woo Evo, you need to be well seasoned.
 
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  • #32
hypatia said:
Cracked peppercorn, or smokey paprika? I take it sea salt is a given..:smile:
:smile: :smile: A bit of hot sauce goes nicely as well. You DO NOT want to be stuck on a sailboat with bland sailors. :biggrin:
 
  • #33
Tobias: "Hot Sailors. Or better yet, Hot Seam..."

Michael: (interrupting) "I..uh...like 'Hot Sailors.'"

Tobias: "Me too."
 
  • #34
Money has been an obstacle for me throughout my life.

If I had money to meet important people, I would by now have been recognized as a great young physicist, and I would be much happier. I am now saving up to go to graduate school, and finally make my dreams come true. I cannot help but hate my high school classmates who went to harvard to drink beer, when I had to stay on this little island and train myself to be a mathematician!

Clearly money is very important, until you have enough, and then it is worthless.
 
  • #35
Crosson said:
Clearly money is very important, until you have enough, and then it is worthless.

Ha! Ha! Ain't that the truth. Keep in mind though what J Paul Getty once said when he was asked what is enough money: " A little bit more." The trick is to really settle on "enough" money at some level and then be satisfied. There are a lot of people who do miserable jobs just to make the little more money they can never reach.

Granted a grad student doesn't make enough money to live comfortably on, but if you want to, an engineer or college prof does. I see a lot of people in management who wished they were still in research who have chased that little more to the point of misery.
 
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  • #36
It depends on what one means as accomplishment--certainly one tends to have a lot more stamina in their 20's, but people for various reasons are not always aware of their passion or too immature to follow a path. I like the idea of those who may work in one field for the first 20 years and change careers. Or go back to school, do some missionary work, climb everest, or sail a boat around the world.
 
  • #37
Evo said:
Of course my main function during races was to sit on the front of the boat in my orange bathing suit and distract the other sailors.

To be a sailor on another boat...
 
  • #38
Unless of course she was in a bad mood and armed with a harpoon?
 
  • #39
Evo said:
I much prefer sailing to "driving" a motorboat. I'm not saying I don't enjoy driving motorboats, because I do, but the thrill of sailing is not there. Night sailing is the scariest and most exhilarating. The pull of the tides alone requires a lot of effort, I only went out with seasoned sailors.
My cousin's husband had an olympic-class Tempest, and EVERYTHING was adjustable, some on the fly and some took some foresight. Crewing with him was an adventure each and every time, since he loved skating the hairy edge to see what that boat could do. We outran lots of boats with IC engines, but we also had to run with the wind or tack against it, giving the "stinkpots" the advantage. I wouldn't mind crewing on the adrenaline-pumped "lobster boats" that win races here, but you can't downplay the pull off a well-rigged light sailer - it's compelling. I used to own a little lateen-rigged sailboat that would pound the tar out of the AMF boats - steer close to the winds, mind the timing of the waves, and ease on ahead.
 
  • #40
Dr Transport said:
To be a sailor on another boat...

at a safe distance. :biggrin:
 
  • #41
turbo-1 said:
My cousin's husband had an olympic-class Tempest, and EVERYTHING was adjustable, some on the fly and some took some foresight. Crewing with him was an adventure each and every time, since he loved skating the hairy edge to see what that boat could do. We outran lots of boats with IC engines, but we also had to run with the wind or tack against it, giving the "stinkpots" the advantage. I wouldn't mind crewing on the adrenaline-pumped "lobster boats" that win races here, but you can't downplay the pull off a well-rigged light sailer - it's compelling. I used to own a little lateen-rigged sailboat that would pound the tar out of the AMF boats - steer close to the winds, mind the timing of the waves, and ease on ahead.
Turbo you amaze me! Is there anything you have not done?
 
  • #42
Astronuc said:
at a safe distance. :biggrin:

Any look is a good look...
 
  • #43
larkspur said:
Turbo you amaze me! Is there anything you have not done?
Yes. I have not sky dived, nor have I participated in organized races with vehicles, (although I have competed in some competitions that were not sanctioned). There is a LOT of stuff that I have not tried, but at 55 years of age (in a couple of weeks) I think that I have tackled a lot. I really loved white-water kayaking in heavy white-water and I ran in milder releases to perfect my rescue techniques.

My most fun week was to act the part of a poacher in the final field exercises of a year's worth of Maine game wardens. I acted as a poacher for all the time I was there and the warden trainees had to not only catch me, but they had to catch me with enough evidence to convict me in their "court". I never got nailed in that whole time. I had a sawed-off double-barreled shotgun and a pocket-full of 12-gauge blanks, and the run of the island.
 
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  • #44
larkspur said:
Turbo you amaze me! Is there anything you have not done?
BTW, when I graduated HS, it was with the Silver V Award for the student that participated in the most activities. Things have not changed.
 
  • #45
Sure sure sure, but were you at Woodstock?
 

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