Lately I've been reading existential philosophy (Nietzsche, Heidegger, Kierkegaard) and I'm confident that the primary challenge most of us have is with language.

For example, specifically with language, you say in this post, “Sometimes it seems like the only things people have to say about work is that they don’t want to do it.” An existentialist, especially Heidegger, would say that these people are unhappy because their definition of work is aligned with social conventions — that they need to define “work” for themselves, then pursue that definition.

“Man acts as though he were the shaper and master of language, while in fact language remains the master of man.” ~ Martin Heidegger

It seems as if you are defining your own terms, Clay, such as freedom, work and value.

Keep up the good “work.”

Kent

Kent

While I'm not a high school or college drop out I've always pegged myself as lazy, an underachiever and a slacker. Thus the name of my own blog about life.

I've found a few things that I really love doing and pouring myself into and sometimes I could give a damn if I got paid for them. It's nice cause well it lets me eat and travel, but when I can share something I find meaningful that's often the most enjoyable part of it. A few of these things take a lot of work or I've invested years of time into them and developing expertise but work is its own reward.

Someday I'll have a house in the woods and I'll be happy to go out and split firewood for hours.

Some people will always be grasping for “easy”. Easy doesn't exist in the world of the early entrepreneur. If you find something you love, you'll always be more inclined to put in the long hours and maybe not even notice that the time has passed. If you put in the long hours for something that makes a difference, then the time has been well spent.