Welcome to your life
 

The accusations of one who sees only the mindless consumer.

That's your point of view and your take on the subject. By the way, accusations?

I don't think this is only for the mindless consumer but for anyone trapped in the cycle, really. Sure, you can be making other things in your life.

But what are the main actions you'll do?

Family, friends, parties, holidays,... are just breaks in this routine. After all you always go back to it.

It's the main tune playing in your life. Others are supplementary.

As opposed to hunt/sleep/farm?


Thanks, I'll keep my enjoyable work/sleep/buy routine. Far simpler, oh, and my food supply isn't ruled by chance.

That's you.

The opposite of that routine is just one of all possible options. I for one want a routine-less life.

Carpe Diem, and all that.

You get two choices, work for your needs, or try to provide for yourself. Either way, you're going to be miserable if you dislike routine.

Unless you win the lottery.

Or unless you need few.

In which case you work few and spend the rest of your time playing, writing, making something, y'know.

That's the difference between survival and life. One is work, needs, routine,... life is anything else. Family, friends, dinners, hiking, going to a rollercoaster, drawing,...

The less you spend in surviving, the more is left for life.

this isnt fan art

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Its a valid point, in my opinion, that we can get caught in that cycle, regretably, and I agree that simply becomes surviving, not thriving. So the question it raises is indeed, how does one ensure that they are not trapped in that cycle, and what do they do with time, energy, and more importantly spirit!

Nobody can fully get out; anyone needs to survive.

The key is to not make that routine take all your time; it's like the exec who earns plenty of money and buys anything expensive he's offered, but he barely has the time to enjoy that.

Again, Carpe Diem: seize the day.

Nothing is new under the sun here.

Been that way for most of human history.

Again.

What changes is the time you spend in survival and the time you spend in life.

That has changed.

Carpe Ikran

LOL

Agreed :D

Or "carpe toruk." :P I tried telling that to myself not too long ago when I had a big task I wanted to do.

If that picture is my life, then I at least hope that I don't have to continually sacrifice sleep for the other two!