Never Retire with John Pugliano – Epi-3713 - John Pugliano joins us to discuss the concept of “never retire” and why it makes a lot more sense than you might think. This isn’t about working like a dog until you drop dead, it is about always having something of value to do and living a longer, happier and wealthier life.
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Got a chance to listen to a few minutes during the live... But alas I had some work to do... Pretty good taking a $5,000 order... I made more on that than most people that work all week! I'll never retire! nostr:nprofile1qqsxj4n587mmst622s38w4ks2s9f0sta3r9vax9eqj7jd985yy4vfwgpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0f8q3m8
the best way to never retire is to buy 5-10 acres of raw land and tame it.
I watched my uncle retire at 55 from AT&T. Ten years before he died in his late 80's, I saw him sitting in a chair, staring at a wall for longer than felt comfortable to me.
Made me shiver.
Gonna take a listen. I’m in my mid 50s and as I talk to happy people in there 70s-80s I hear this general theme of you need something to retire to, not just something to retire from. Productivity/contribution being a key part of a satisfying life.
I would never retire from the following:
Content Creation (what some nostriches call vibe emanation)
Music Production
Creative Writing
Privacy tutoring
Gaming (that won't be taken over by AI)
Prompt Engineering (I hadn't done that as much recently, though my current PFP is AI genned with an SDXL model)
Those are all hobbies that I intend on turning to careers (a few of these aspects, I'm already doing for a YouTube channel with an idea I turned to reality using your method from Ep. 3668).
That's how I see it, at least.
Retirement is such a crazy idea. Why do something you'd want to retire from? I'm not being ironic. Why would anyone do that? Yet, so many people do. It's really sad. What's fantastic is the internet now offers people another way of thinking—other options. The world is your oyster, as they say. The information is there for the taking and acting upon. It's your choice.