Comments on: On the Joys of the Working Vacation http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/on-the-joys-of-the-working-vacation/ falling indelibly into the past Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:21:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jonathan http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/on-the-joys-of-the-working-vacation/#comment-892 Jonathan Fri, 12 Aug 2005 17:59:01 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=429#comment-892 <p>My ex-boss, the… 24yr old computer genius, recently moved to Maui.  </p> <p> He spends all day at the beach, or on his patio, drinking beer and developing open source software on his powerbook. </p> <p> I dream of being that successful. </p> My ex-boss, the… 24yr old computer genius, recently moved to Maui. 

He spends all day at the beach, or on his patio, drinking beer and developing open source software on his powerbook.

I dream of being that successful.

]]> By: marcus http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/on-the-joys-of-the-working-vacation/#comment-891 marcus Fri, 12 Aug 2005 16:46:25 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=429#comment-891 <p>I sometimes get the same reaction from people as I set off on vacation with my sketchbook under my arm and my head full of ideas that I want to explore.  Travel time is a great moment to let things percolate through that would otherwise get tangled up by daily routine. </p> <p> Besides, I relax so much better when I can do work when I want, if I want ! </p> <p> It helps too that my R keeps a sketchbook handy as well, so we can work together. </p> I sometimes get the same reaction from people as I set off on vacation with my sketchbook under my arm and my head full of ideas that I want to explore.  Travel time is a great moment to let things percolate through that would otherwise get tangled up by daily routine.

Besides, I relax so much better when I can do work when I want, if I want !

It helps too that my R keeps a sketchbook handy as well, so we can work together.

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