Comments on: Lifestyle Design is Still Alive

By: The 4 Phases of Lifestyle Design (and 13 Resources to Help)

The 4 Phases of Lifestyle Design (and 13 Resources to Help) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:34:19 +0000

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Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:51:57 +0000

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By: Sonicsuns

Sonicsuns — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:25:55 +0000

"Lifestyle design is attractive because it is was not mainstream when it was articulated so well by Tim Ferris"

Popularity shouldn't be a part of attractiveness. Just as it's wrong to assume that popular things are good, it's also wrong to assume that popular things are bad. We shouldn't assume anything; we should judge each idea by its own merits. Then we should do whatever's best for us, regardless of popularity. .-= Sonicsuns´s last blog ..Adblock =-.

By: Jay Horowitz - OurTakeOnFreedom

Jay Horowitz - OurTakeOnFreedom — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:41:14 +0000

Sorry, but this whole debate strikes me as a bit stupid. There is no one-size-fits-all definition of lifestyle design and the term obviously represents a numbers of related ideas. Put away the dictionary, look at the big picture, and realize that lifestyle design is like pornography - you know it when you see it and it's pretty clear when people aren't free to live their lives as they would prefer. Lifestyle design didn't begin with Tim Ferriss, won't end there, and will continue to be a goal and life experience for many people. .-= Jay Horowitz - OurTakeOnFreedom´s last blog ..The Most Compelling Personal Finance Argument I Have Ever Seen =-.

By: Sonicsuns

Sonicsuns — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:42:04 +0000

Correct. "Lifestyle Design" is still pretty broad, even when narrowed to The Ferrissian Lifestyle specifically. But of course, that doesn't mean that the term is worthless.

Broad ideas accommodate more people, but they provide fewer specifics (i.e. educational support) Narrow ideas provide more specifics, but they accommodate fewer people (because everyone is unique, and they have to follow their own path)

So what we really need is both. Broad ideas like "lifestyle design", broken up into narrower ideas like "teaching English in Thailand".

In a sense, "Lifestyle Design" is like "cooking', while "teaching English in Thailand" is a specific recipe. .-= Sonicsuns´s last blog ..Adblock =-.