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What if money were no object?

that was pretty cool. I often feel like i'm living or working towards doing things that don't even matter. And after all the pain, effort and struggle, i'm not happy, satisfied or proud of any of it.

If money were no object i'd 1) get very high every day 2) play tons of guitar 3) play video games 4) produce music. That would be my life and i think it would be amazing. I would also desire to do new things, mostly art related and to experience culture and the natural world as much as possible.

I work and go to school to make money in hopes that i'll have enough resources and time left over to do these things. At some point, i think i lose sight of it all, my goals, the reason i'm doing anything and an insane depression just hits. Also, the small amount of time and resources left over to chase my dreams is likely too little to become a 'master' of anything. I agree with Alan Watts but i also think that it is impractical or unrealistic to even think like this. It is ideal but we do not live in an ideal world.
 
If money were no object, I wouldn't leave education.

I would finish 6 or 7 A-levels in the next 3 years. Go Uni and do a bunch of 3 year degrees learning everything i possibly could. Somewhere along the line I might get a family, who knows...
 
if i money were no object, as in i was very wealthy, i probably would be very busy in the business of trying to present others with options to realize their personal full potential. i couldn't have endless amounts of cash and be out doing my own thing, knowing full well the benefit it could bring others.
 
I would do a lot more travelling and healing service for humanity. The kind of work I do wouldn't change, it would just expand hugely. Having to worry about money can create opportunity costs and it would be nice to not worry about those anymore...
 
I'm with MrPorter on this one. I really enjoy the classroom environment. I'd love to take courses on many things I'm interested in that may not go hand in hand.
 
If money was not an issue I think I would put a ton of money into opiate addict research and recovery. I feel this world lacks very much in this area.
 
why does it helps ppl so muich to phrase it this way? you can make a killing in most things (for instance, if you were all about opiate addiction research then dedicate yourself to it if you're strong there then of course you'd make money it's in the medical field for chrissakes!)
 
i'm not sure. maybe get a PhD and aim for a professorship somewhere near lots of mountain biking trails and ski slopes. maybe open a restaurant and cook/sell bbq four days a week. maybe start a consulting firm that does quantitative analysis for other companies.

it depends what's meant by "no object." i think if someone handed me a billion dollars, i'd just teach/research part time and spend as much of the rest of my days as possible outdoors, cooking and/or with loved ones. but if it was something more finite, i'd definitely be happier working to make it into something bigger than living modestly without much work/stress.
 
I would be doing exactly what I'm doing now.

Except I'd have a lot more food in the house, a lot more clothes, I could probably afford to get to a doctor regularly, etc.

It wouldn't change what I am doing in my work/personal life.
 
If money was no object I'd still live conservatively out of pure paranoia considering all resources and living space would be used up if people went and did/lived/got whatever they wanted and as much of it as possible and we'd all be fucked.
though in all honesty I probably wouldnt care, resulting in less depression and I'd get some gym equipment into my room and buy myself music hardware etc studio monitors and an audio interface via which i could record guitar. also do a lot of drugs
 
That video was pretty cool, I enjoyed it.

If money were no option, I'd probably be doing what I've been doing for years and that is music. I'll continue to pursue music for the rest of my life because it's the only one thing I truly love in life. Everything else seems so blah to me. I tried college, was definitely not for me. I was even in the military looking for a "career" to sustain myself but overall I was just not happy.

I'm really broke right now and have a lot of debt, but I'm not depressed. I'm quite happy to be honest. I'll get through this rut just like everything else in life and I really don't care to make a lot of money in life. As long as I can continue to support myself I'm good. =D
 
I'd still work at my job, just because I really love it and I'm a workaholic. But I'd use the extra money to buy my parents a house, pay off their car loan, pay for my siblings' college, and buy each of them a brand new car. Then I'd spend the rest on making my trucks even more awesome!!!!!
 
I would do nothing.

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I would dedicate my life to personal spiritual growth, expanding my self awareness as to increase my awareness and ability to communicate with other people. If everyone could just speak to each other and communicate their true intention I believe we would all have a much better shot at surviving as a species and live in harmony with this planet. Instead of struggling to make a currency that is so flawed and archaic that I personally believe is a reflection of the root cause of so much separation between people. If money were no object, it would be great but it would be better in my opinion if it were not even an idea in the first place. Sorry if i'm trailing off topic I just thought it would be appropriate to voice my thoughts on it. Not the best at expressing myself through writing so forgive me if I sound confusing.
 
Oh my god i wish i was you. I work but after several years with drug abuse i got hell of alot Bill . Not finished for 3 years... Was on speed for 6 years and didnt pay a Bill, now i have to pay big time. But i Guess Its a part of life, Anyhow cheers everyone and have a safe and happy weekend :-D
 
i didn't realize it at first but Ott (psydub artist) took alan watt's idea explained in this thread and made it into a song. the song is ott - one day i wish to have this kind of time - really fucking cool song.
 
I'm not really sure what money being no object means. I guess ill answer both things it could mean lol. I guess if I were like rich as fuck I'd probably get a nice house in this hippie town I live right next to; its a village so its hella expensive unfortunately :/ but I'd open up a really nice tattoo parlor there and probably set up a better music studio for myself and whoever else. I'd also build myself a really nice green house and grow really good medical marijuana for myself and everyone else. I love growing all sorts of plants. I'd also do a lot of opiates and psychedelics maybe even open up a needle exchange or psychedelic therapy center and just enjoy life. If I just didn't have to work or whatever I'd probably do the same thing I'm doing now but without the soul sucking job. I'd volunteer more at needle exchanges and things like that and probably try and get multiple degrees and just take fun classes and shit lol.
 
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