I have a love-hate relationship with lifestyle design. I love the thought of never dreading work again and being able to travel the world 24/7. I hate the thought of having to leave my friends behind and venturing off into the unknown.
I got an email from Paypal the other day. I had pre-ordered my copy of Tim Ferriss’ new book many months ago. It had been paid for and shipped a few days ago. This got me to glance over the 4-Hour Workweek book quickly again.I then started thinking about the concept of lifestyle design again and how I felt when I originally read the book a year ago.
Okay now wait a minute. Before I start going crazy with all of this lifestyle stuff we need to address a few questions first:
What is lifestyle design? What’s being location independent all about?
I have no clue. But I took some time to scour the web for answers. Here’s what I found on the topic of lifestyle design and lifestyle entrepreneurship.
Tim Ferriss, from the official 4-Hour Workweek Blog, on choosing lifestyle design:
Chris Guillebeau on a lifestyle business and getting paid for doing what you love:
Corbett Barr on the topic of the 4-Hour Workweek & lifestyle design:
Financial Samurai on why the minimalist lifestyle isn’t for you:
Jonathan @ Illuminated Mind on avoiding brain washing:
Erica on lifestyle design pitfalls:
Now that we read a little about the whole idea of lifestyle design/business let’s shift gears. Why is lifestyle design so popular? Why is everyone now talking about lifestyle design instead of the corporate world?
Most people have boring lives.
Getting completely wasted on a Friday night can be very fun. But how many times can you get drunk at the same bar? How many times can you take the same hour long commute home after a long day of work? Life can get so excruciatingly boring at times that giving up feels like the best option. Lifestyle design fills in this gap. Lifestyle design allows you to quit your boring life and explore the unknown.
The economy sucks.
Since it’s difficult for most experienced people with college degrees to find long-term work, what are the odds that young 20-somethings are going to find work they truly love? With the economy in the toilet, traveling the world and designing the ultimate lifestyle feels like a no-brainer. Maybe it’s just me. Ever since the economy tanked, the number of “lifestyle design” blogs has substantially increased. I see it as a much better counter-point to the economy than just complaining about things that are out of our reach.
Lifestyle design is the new dream.
When I was younger all you ever heard about was moving up in the corporate world. Now everyone wants to hack the completely lifestyle. The new dream for the next few years is going to revolve around lifestyle design and traveling the world while making money. Who knows what’s next?
These are just a few of the reasons that I could think of why lifestyle design is so damn popular. Could you think of any more? What else could you tell me about lifestyle design?
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