When you're unemployed and therefor in complete control of what you could do at any moment given during the day - it's a blessing and a curse. It really depends how you are going to handle that Freedom of choice.
But what to chose ?
In the business world, everything you do is based on profit (pretty much) ; but if profit isn't a goal to pursue then what is the motivation ?
If I spend 2 hours learning "Java programming" or practicing "Tai Chi" in a park, I make a choice - if I stay in front of my computer browsing youtube or facebook, I'm following links and actually after a series of micro-choice (clicking other links) I end up spending 2 hours doing ... nothing.
But is it really nothing ? is it completely meaningful to click on links on the Internet ?
If you think about it, no .... the website you're browsing is making money with these links, and that means you're acting as a gentle benevolent drone generating revenue for them.
Which is fine, since they pay for storage, powering their servers etc ...
I said doing ... nothing because it's not a choice you made conscientiously : you never planned to spend 2 hours clicking and browsing, you just did it, you were passive.
Something else made the choice for you ... and it's the website (or specifically his design).
But if you learn a new programming language or you practice some sport, you make real choices - you live your life - we don't have much Freedom if we don't actually use it, we can pretend to be Free, but if we never experience this Freedom - what's the point ?
It's like saying I'm rich I have thousand of dollars in the bank, but if you never withdraw any money - then the money become a concept, an illusion ; useful only to have a nice feeling of comfort but it's not real.
But what to chose ?
In the business world, everything you do is based on profit (pretty much) ; but if profit isn't a goal to pursue then what is the motivation ?
If I spend 2 hours learning "Java programming" or practicing "Tai Chi" in a park, I make a choice - if I stay in front of my computer browsing youtube or facebook, I'm following links and actually after a series of micro-choice (clicking other links) I end up spending 2 hours doing ... nothing.
But is it really nothing ? is it completely meaningful to click on links on the Internet ?
If you think about it, no .... the website you're browsing is making money with these links, and that means you're acting as a gentle benevolent drone generating revenue for them.
Which is fine, since they pay for storage, powering their servers etc ...
I said doing ... nothing because it's not a choice you made conscientiously : you never planned to spend 2 hours clicking and browsing, you just did it, you were passive.
Something else made the choice for you ... and it's the website (or specifically his design).
But if you learn a new programming language or you practice some sport, you make real choices - you live your life - we don't have much Freedom if we don't actually use it, we can pretend to be Free, but if we never experience this Freedom - what's the point ?
It's like saying I'm rich I have thousand of dollars in the bank, but if you never withdraw any money - then the money become a concept, an illusion ; useful only to have a nice feeling of comfort but it's not real.
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