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A shorter way of putting this attitude is the description a friend of 
mine gave me once of his philosophy: Working just hard enough to 
support one's vices.  <G> Now if I can support my vices without any 
work at all, I'd be really happy.

Maryanne
On Feb 19, 2005, at 4:39 PM, k s swigart wrote:

> Tracey said:
>
> > BTW...on the "if I won a million dollars note"...
>
> > Sorry Scott...think what you may but I have learned
> > the hard way that Money DOES NOT buy happieness
> > ...and it no longer motivates me.
>
> And she could have learned the even harder way by actually winning a
> million dollars. :)
>
> Not too long ago, the State of California did a study on California
> Lottery winners to deterimine how their lives had changed since 
> winning.
> Almost invariably (I don't know the exact percentage)they said that 
> they
> liked their lives better before they had won the lottery.
>
> The state doesn't actually make a point of publishing these results
> because it is hardly going to encourage people to continue playing;
> however, it is worthwhile to note that the State no longer uses
> individual winners in their advertising along with the tag line "this
> could be you." despite the fact that one of the conditions of winning
> (at least it used to be) is that you must agree to allow your name and
> likeness to be used to advertise your good fortune.
>
> So while there are plenty of people who have made their lives miserable
> in pursuit of riches through stress, 100 hour work weeks, etc. and 
> there
> are also plenty of people who have decided that they would rather step
> off the riches ladder and just take the time to enjoy what they have,
> there are also a few people who have gotten their riches without having
> to sacrifice all their time (i.e. they won a million bucks), and found
> that even getting it for nothing didn't lead to improvements.
>
> On the other hand, there are also plenty of people who thoroughly enjoy
> the "rat race" and subject themselves to a lifestyle that few other
> people would enjoy in pursuit of riches.
>
> In management speak (people actually do talk about these things), it is
> a question of whether an individual is a maximizer or a sufficer.  Are
> you of the opinion that better is the enemy of good enough of that good
> enough is the enemy of better?
>
> When I asked this question of a physicist, he told me that it was an
> absurd question because there is no such thing as better than good
> enough (i.e. if there is something better than good enough, then good
> enough wasn't good enough :))
>
> The fact is everybody, even endurance riders, have different opinions
> about what is "good enough."  But certainly, like my physicist friend
> stated, pursuing anything beyond that is foolish (and
> counter-productive).
>
> Me? I appear to be like many other people on this list, "good enough" 
> is
> defined as enough money and enough free time to play with my horses.  
> If
> pursuing more money cuts into the free time to play, then that pursuit
> isn't worth it.  Occasionally, I have silly ideas that I could save the
> world, but then I realize that that would cut into the time with my
> horses and abandon them :).
>
> kat
> Orange County, Calif.
>
>
>
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