Ten Reasons for not looking for a job

July 21st, 2006 by Steve Pavlina,
June 22rd, 2007 by Xiaobai)
The original Article is here.

On one occasion, I deliberately asked Erin, "Now all the children have gone to the summer camp. Don't you think it's time to find one?Work? You haven't worked for a long time. I can't see you continue to fall. "

She smiled. "Oh ~ I haven'tWork. But it's strange ...... I like it! "

We haven'tWorkAfter (my only job was in 92 years), I have been a freelancer for a long time. In our daily life, we often joke with each other, "Hello, lazy! You should have a job! "

This is similar to the scenario in the Three Stooges. Moe asked curly to find one.WorkCurly said, "No, you can find anything. You just don't want to find a job! "

Interestingly, when a person reaches a certain stage, for example, after graduating from college, he naturally thinks thatWork. However, just like the cloud, what everyone is saying and doing is not right. The truth is, if you are a smart person, finding a job to make a living is the worst way for you. There are many better ways to make a living. Why do you need to sign a contract!
What you should do is to do everything you can to avoid falling into the searchWorkThere are ten reasons for this strange circle:

I,Hard work

FindWorkIn exchange for revenue. It looks pretty, but it's actually stupid. This is purelyHard work.

Why?WorkIs it hard work? Because you have to work to earn income. No problem found yet? It seems that you have been brainwashed for a long time. You think it is reasonable to take money only when you work. Have you ever imagined that someone will pay you when you don't work? Who told you that you only have money to get it? Maybe other brainwashed employees? (Not to mention employees who have no overtime work)

Think about it. When you eat, go to bed, and play with your children, someone pays you, 24 × 7, and someone pays you, whether you are at work or not, someone pays you. This makes life easier. Do you not grow when you don't take care of them? Why can't the money in your bank account be the same?

Who cares about you?WorkHow long is it? Only a few people care about this planet. Most of us don't know if you work six hours or 60 hours a week. As long as you can provide us with value, we are willing to pay for it. We don't care about how long we have been working, but what we get is not worth it. Do you care how long it took me to write this article? Do you care how long it took me to translate this article ?) If I spent 6 hours instead of 3 hours, will you pay twice the price?

It's not too late to realize the problem. Smart people sometimes work hard at the beginning, but they will eventually realize that it is not cost-effective to exchange time for income, and there will be a better way. Of course, there is a better way. The key is to separate your time and value.

Smart people can build a 24x7 operating system, especially passive income, including starting a business, building websites, becoming investors, or innovatingWork. This system constantly provides value to people and makes profits. It continues to run once it is started. Whether you are maintaining it or not. From this moment on, you can spend most of your time investing in how to increase your income (optimize the system or create a new system) rather than simply maintaining your income.

This website (http://www.stevepavlina.com/) is such a system. When I write this article, it can bring me $9,000 in revenue every month (Updated: RMB 40,000/06 per month ). This is not my only income. Every article only needs to be written once (with a fixed time investment), but even years later, you can continue to get value from it. The system of this website delivers value, while other systems (I have never briefly established or understood most of them) Help me get revenue. Although this is not a perfect passive income, I personally like writing. In any case, I am willing to write for free. But you may think, it takes me a lot of money to start this system, right? Well, yes. I registered a domain name for $9. It was really expensive at the time as TMD. After that, the benefits will begin.

Of course, at the very beginning, it will take some time to plan and implement your own system. However, you do not need to re-invent the wheel. Many existing systems, such as the affiliate programs, need to be used. Once you get on track, you don't needWorkSupport yourself for so many hours. Go to dinner with your lover. when you eat, you still know that your system is still making money for you. Isn't that wonderful? If you just like working for a long time, okay, go ahead! If you are in a daze and empty, you can do it as you like! As long as your system constantly brings value to others, no matter whether you are working or not, someone will pay you.

The bookstores around you are filled with books about various operational systems that have been designed, tested, and debugged. You will know how to do business or invest in it without a lifetime, but you can easily learn about it. It does not matter how long it takes to learn. Get rid of what you do for a lifetimeWorkThe fate of slaves becomes the master of their own systems. This is just the beginning. Even if your system only costs several hundred dollars a month, this is a huge step in the right direction.

Ii. Lack of experience

Maybe you thinkWorkYou can gain some experience. But in fact, this is the same as learning to swim. Your experience comes from life, whether you have a job or not. Work can only give you experience in this job, and people can gain experience in everything, limited to work, there is no benefit at all. After years, you can call yourself an experienced thinker, philosopher, or politician.

FromWorkThe problem with accumulated experience is that you often repeat, repeat, and repeat on limited experience. At first you learned a lot, but soon you got stuck. This leaves you with the opportunity to gain other valuable experiences. And once your experience is outdated, it's useless. You can ask yourself what experience has been available for 20-30 years. Is your job still valid at that time?

Consider what knowledge (experience) you want the most? Is to make a singleWorkKnowledge-this knowledge can only allow you to exchange valuable time for money, or know how to enjoy financial freedom in your life-you do not need to find a job. I don't know what you think, but I must select the latter. In this era, the latter seems more useful. What do you think?

3. Banned for a lifetime

FindWorkIt's just like using humans as livestock for domestication. You are learning how to become a good pet.

Look around you. Let's take a look. What did you see? Are free people everywhere? Are you living in a cage like an unconscious animal? Have you fallen in love with the color beige? (Translator: I do not understand this sentence)

How is your domestication course going? Did your host reward you for your obedience? Have you received the penalty because you have not followed the instructions of the master?

Are you still pursuing free will in your heart? Or has the environment changed you into a pet?

Poor, humans should never be kept in cages.

4. Too many people share your share

The employee's income tax is the heaviest. In the United States, you can see that half of your income will become tax. The design of the tax system makes you unable to see how much income you are deprived of, because your boss pays the bills directly (but actually yours ), and some taxes are deducted from your salary. But you can analyze this problem from the perspective of the boss. Like your allowance and all the benefits, these taxes are of course employees (employees pay the bills ), even your office space is the same. You must pay more value to support these expenses. You may think that the company environment can give you support, but don't forget that you are one of the buyers.

In addition, another big part of your income is bosses and investors. Too many people want to share a piece of cake with you.

Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why their taxes are so heavy compared with employees' income. After all, think about who has more control over the tax system? Are bosses, investors, or employees?

You only have a small cup of soup. Your real income may be more than three times your salary. However, you will never see the amount of money beyond your salary. It directly enters the pockets of others.

You're so generous! (TRANSLATOR: You are too talented)

V,WorkRugged roads

Many believe thatWorkIs the safest way to earn a living.

A group of mental retardation.

The social environment is really a miracle. It can turn white into black.

If someone says a word ("get out" or "you are fired"), all your income will be wasted. Do you think it is safe in such a situation? Is there only one source of income more secure than 10 sources of income?

Use one copyWorkTo obtain the so-called security sense is really stupid. If the initiative is not in your hands, you cannot be safe. Employees are the least active. If you are a company employee, your title should be "professional gambler ".

6. Hateful leadership

In the world of Masters (entrepreneurial world, the world of entrepreneurs), if you are not with someone, you only need to turn around and turn your head. But in the company, you must bow your head, "Sorry, × total. "

Do you know? The word "boss" is from the German baas. It used to mean "master. The other is "cow, bovine ). In many video games, boss is the evil playboy that needs to be played during the final pass.

So if your boss is really hateful, it will make you -- er -- a shit in the herd!

Your mom's surname?

7. Pig

When you want to raise your salary, do you have to shake your hand to your master? How nice is it to feed you a little more?

Or you don't need to bow your knees to anyone. You decide how much you want to get yourself? If you have your own business and the customer says "no" to you, you only need to say "Next ".

8. Social Network

ManyWorkAs their main source of social relations. The same people they work with are found. This narrow relationship is a dead end. A meaningful day should be astronomical geography. From Sparkletts to Arrowhead, the latest Microsoft operating system has been extended, and the uncle of the Child next door neighbor has been born again. (Translator: I don't know the meaning of this sentence, and the unexpected delivery of more Bic pens.) Think about what it looks like to talk to strangers on the road. Oh ...... A little worried! It is better than nest in the grid!

If your slave companion is sold to another master, do you lose a good friend? If youWorkIn a monk's class, does it mean that, apart from the front desk, you are the only one dealing with women? (TRANSLATOR: In the original article, the front-end is the highest-grade female you can deal with. The rank here should refer to the appearance) why don't you let yourself decide who to deal with, but let your host decide? Believe it or not, there are places on this planet where free people gather. Be careful with these groups. They are crazy.

9. No freedom

It takes a lot of effort to train a person into members. The first thing that needs to be done is to undermine his will for self-reliance. A good solution is to give him a bunch of system manuals, which are full of absurd rules and regulations. This can make new employees feel scared and punished. Therefore, the employee can draw such a conclusion, just do what the master says, this is the safest way. Then, the politics of the office is pushed back, and we are able to tame a new slave.

As part of the domestication course, employees must learn how to dress, speak, and walk. We cannot tolerate employees with independent thinking in the company, which will ruin everything.

The boss prohibits you from placing plants on the table because it violates the company's rules. Oh no, it's the end of the world. How can I find Cindy on the table! Where are the law enforcement officers! Immediately drag Cindy away and start again!

Free people certainly think that such clauses are ridiculous. Their only terms are:SmartYsh, do what I want, and enjoy what I do. (Be smart. Be nice. Do what you love. Have fun .)

10. Timid

I wonder if you have noticed that the employees of the company always complain about the problems of their company. But they do not really want a solution. They just let off their breath and make excuses to prove that this is all the fault of others. One copyWorkIt seems that all their will has been killed, making them feel at ease and timid. If you do not dare to call the boss to scold him for being an asshole and do not worry about being dismissed, you are not a free man. You have become part of your host's property.

When you work with a group of cowards all day long, don't you think this will kill your will? Of course. You will gradually put you as the most noble qualities of mankind on the altar of "fear", first of all courage, then loyalty, honor, integrity ...... Finally, your independent will. This is just a matter of time. You sold your human nature, but you only got a pie. Now, your biggest fear is to uncover the truth.

I don't care what you get. It's not too late to pick up your courage!

Also want to findWork?

If you are a well-paid and well-disciplined employee, you may take a very hostile attitude towards what I mentioned above. This is because of your conditioned reflection. However, if the above is not true, you do not need to take this reaction. This just reminds you of things you already know. You don't believe there is a cage, but it is still there. It may all happen gradually when you are not aware of it. It's like a warm boiled frog.

This is a good phenomenon if anything I say makes you feel crazy. From the perspective of consciousness, anger is at least better than indifference. Anger is better than being insensitive. Any emotion-even confusion-is better than indifference. If you release your emotions rather than suppress them, you will soon gain courage. At that time, you will have the desire to actually do something to get rid of the current situation, and start to truly live like a competent person rather than a trained pet.

Unemployed and happy

You are not lookingWorkSo what should we do? You should make a living by other means, unemployment and happiness. You need to realize that you make money by providing value-not by providing time. Find a way to provide your best value to others and set a reasonable price for it. The simplest and most feasible way is to do business. No matter what you do, you can find a solution to directly provide value to the people you need most. It takes some time to get it up and running, but for your freedom, it is worthwhile to start investing in time and energy. Then you can take advantage of it.

Of course, you can share anything you learn with others in this process, which can produce more value. Even your mistakes can turn into money.

Here are some free resources to help you get started:

• The courage to live consciously (describes how to do meaningful work)
• Podcast #006-how to make money without a job (audio)
• Podcast #009-kick-start your own business (audio)
• Podcast #014-embracing your passion (audio)
• 10 stupid mistakes made by the newly self-employed (text)
• How to build a high-traffic web site (or blog) (text)
• How to make money from your blog (text)

The biggest fear you may face is that you feel that you do not have any useful value to provide to others. Maybe a good employee is your best solution. Maybe you are not worth the price. All these ideas are related to your current status. This is absolutely meaningless. After clearing those brainwashing ideas, you will find that you have the ability to provide great value and people will be happy to pay for it. There is only one thing blocking you from seeing the truth-fear.

What you need is courage to be yourself. Your real value is rooted in what kind of person you are. The only thing to do is to express yourself to the world. You have taught too many lies, and they tell you why you cannot do this. But until you have the courage to do it, you cannot know what is true happiness and what is true sense of accomplishment.

Someone will tell you next time, "Go findWork", I suggest you look like curly." No, you can find anything, just don't look for a job! "Surprised him. (In the original article, it means to directly stamp his eyes)

You have learned more aboutWorkNot what you need, so don't let others shake you. Even if the world says you are wrong, believe in your own deep-seated judgment. If you look back for years, you will realize that this is your best decision.

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