Comments on: Diary of a Wage Slave Rebel: From a Starbucks in Portland http://wageslaverebel.com/diary-of-a-wage-slave-rebel-from-a-starbucks-in-portland/ Lessons in Dismantling the Status Quo Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:13:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tyler Tervooren http://wageslaverebel.com/diary-of-a-wage-slave-rebel-from-a-starbucks-in-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-683 Tyler Tervooren Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:46:06 +0000 http://wageslaverebel.com/?p=534#comment-683 <p>Letting go of control is so important to really taking back a part of your life. I'm the same way when it comes to letting others do something for me. It's scary putting your name at stake but at some point you have to realize that there is a specific number of balls that you can juggle and still look like a professional juggler.</p> <p>If you want to progress past that, sometimes you need a partner. The next thing you know, you're juggling flaming chainsaws.</p> <p>If you're still in Portland and want to get coffee (somewhere besides Starbucks!) I'd love to sit down for a bit and talk music. Let me know if you're interested.</p> Letting go of control is so important to really taking back a part of your life. I'm the same way when it comes to letting others do something for me. It's scary putting your name at stake but at some point you have to realize that there is a specific number of balls that you can juggle and still look like a professional juggler.

If you want to progress past that, sometimes you need a partner. The next thing you know, you're juggling flaming chainsaws.

If you're still in Portland and want to get coffee (somewhere besides Starbucks!) I'd love to sit down for a bit and talk music. Let me know if you're interested.

]]> By: Steve http://wageslaverebel.com/diary-of-a-wage-slave-rebel-from-a-starbucks-in-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-682 Steve Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:21:45 +0000 http://wageslaverebel.com/?p=534#comment-682 <p>I ran across an article /post yesterday that you might find helpful: <a href="http://sidsavara.com/personal-productivity/can-virtual-assistants-make-you-more-productive-an-experiment" target="_blank">http://sidsavara.com/personal-productivity/can-vi...</a> . I've enjoyed your website and found it helpful and inspiring. I hope you read that article and get some help from me this time. And yes, the right people always add fun to life. Keep up the good work!</p> I ran across an article /post yesterday that you might find helpful: http://sidsavara.com/personal-productivity/can-vi… . I've enjoyed your website and found it helpful and inspiring. I hope you read that article and get some help from me this time. And yes, the right people always add fun to life. Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Colin Wright http://wageslaverebel.com/diary-of-a-wage-slave-rebel-from-a-starbucks-in-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-681 Colin Wright Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:19:56 +0000 http://wageslaverebel.com/?p=534#comment-681 <p>Ha! Love the dialogue with the barista.</p> <p>You make a really great point, too. I find myself doing the same...worrying that I'll limit myself by including others in my plans, and then just enjoying the hell out of any circumstance when I finally let up and let others in.</p> <p>I wonder if having the time alone is part of what makes the joint-adventures so enjoyable, though. Like the contrast makes the other end of the spectrum seem so much brighter.</p> Ha! Love the dialogue with the barista.

You make a really great point, too. I find myself doing the same…worrying that I'll limit myself by including others in my plans, and then just enjoying the hell out of any circumstance when I finally let up and let others in.

I wonder if having the time alone is part of what makes the joint-adventures so enjoyable, though. Like the contrast makes the other end of the spectrum seem so much brighter.

]]> By: Billy Waters http://wageslaverebel.com/diary-of-a-wage-slave-rebel-from-a-starbucks-in-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-680 Billy Waters Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:48:28 +0000 http://wageslaverebel.com/?p=534#comment-680 <p>Typical Nordie banter! Love it.</p> Typical Nordie banter! Love it.

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