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Ask HN: What would you do if you didn't have to work?
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#112I would ride my bike around the countryside and enjoy nature.
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#113Write programming guides and ride my dual sport making maps for other riders.
Would be good times.
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#1146-7 months is a good amount of time to bone up on a new mathematical topic, and is probably better for your mind than banging out code, unless you have a program inside of you that is bursting to get out. E.g. I'd like to be clueful about AI, which to me I think means studying stuff like high dimensional analysis, rather than "How to use ChatGPT". Blum, Hopcroft, and Kannan's book "Foundations of Data Science" looks really good for that:
https://www.cs.cornell.edu/jeh/book%20no%20so;utions%20March...
I got a page or two into it and had to put it aside, but someday. The book is officially published now ( https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/foundations-of-data-sci... ) but I'm satisfied with the PDF.
There is an HN thread about similar books:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34312248
Added: I would also like to know how homomorphic encryption works, and I think that would be less of a commitment, but it's only because I'm into crypto.
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#115- Travel and meet all my old friends/family that I haven't for years or even decades even though we are all on "social media" and "like" each other's posts. - Setup 100% free Quality Private Primary education in developing countries like India and actually be on the ground for the most part doing it initially myself.
Wouldn’t it be more practical to pay someone Indian wages to actually do the teaching?
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#116Gardening. You're going to want that veggie garden producing real soon now.
So much to learn and so much garbage info. Gardening is heard
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#117You will always have to work - you need to feed yourself, clothe yourself, shelter yourself, etc. How you go about doing all of that is what matters. With that in mind, I think you;re asking "What would I do if I didn't have to have a job," which is a more interesting question. I would find people in my community to band together to help us build and maintain our community - helping maintain each other's home, build…
You can definitely stop working (in the traditional sense where someone pays you for your time).
This is a great thread from a 40yo lawyer who quit his job at the start of 2022. It took a lot of planning and patience but his account is a great one to follow if you aspire to do the same.
This was his recap of his first year as a very early retiree.
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#118Personally, If I was in your situation I would probably exercise a lot more and just spend time with my hobbies until I really get bored. I have been burning the candle at both ends for over a decade and see no way out, so it is kind of the dream for me at this point to just relax until I can’t take it anymore.
Once I got good a thoroughly bored I have always wanted to get into making pixel art, but have never had the time or energy to learn.
If I didn’t have any responsibilities at all I would do as others have said and do a thru hike or maybe try road tripping and camping out of my car.
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#119I was in the very same situation a while ago and have a similar skillset. The pool sucks but I think I made the best of it. Happy to connect with you if you're interested. You can email me at:
pompano-patella.01@icloud.com (iCloud forwarding email because god knows how many bots are scraping this website).
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#120My philosophy has always been to study up on my next job while I am working my current job. Using that logic, if I were you I would be going full tilt studying some thing challenging and high paying so that I could level up for the next gig. This was extremely successful for me financially, but I will cheerfully admit I am much more paranoid than most people.