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Ask HN: What would you do if you didn't have to work?
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#12I think if I didn't have to work but also didn't have to worry about affording my needs, I'd really like to meet new people and work on indie games.
I try now and then to get an evenings and weekends project off the ground but I genuinely don't understand how people have the energy for it. I'm exhausted.
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#13Build robots of different sorts to help people around the house/farm.
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#14Write and create educational content.
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#15Work.
And that is largely why some people are successful and others aren't.
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#16Honestly, watch the kids all damn day. Maybe enroll in a couple classes or hack on a couple things here and there.
Now, if I 'won the lottery', I'd have more resources and hire a nanny, giving me more time to take classes, hack on things, and do expensive stuff like build racecars.
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#17Me personally: I hiked the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mexico-California border to the Washington-Canada border in 2022. While I missed work on trail, it definitely made me realize that once I'm financially independent, I'm mostly going to be living a life outdoors, with occasional indoor time to play music.
Your situation is a bit different from my goals, but honestly if I had that opportunity, I'd be doing my best to explore the woods/mountains nearby in whatever way I can.
I also kind of agree with the "Learn German" comment - learning a non engineering skill that's also either practical or brings you joy is a great way to eat up time. I'm speak a few languages, but as I only regularly use English in my day-to-day life, just maintaining the other ones at a high skill level is a time consumer, though one I enjoy doing.
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#18I would do the same thing I do now... program computers. The things that would change is that I'd be more flexible and my kids would play with me all day, instead of me having to kick them out of my office for meetings and the like.
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#20Volunteer at the local public library for 8 hours a day. Spend the rest of the time meditating, drinking tea, and taking my dog out for walks as a part time monk.