Comments on: Doing Things to be Doing Things

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:52:27 +0000

Kai, your fix is fantastic. Well done sir.

Thanks Jörgen.

By: Fuse

Fuse — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:41:29 +0000

Sweet. I do share your view on this. Although i don't do it often, I do sometimes have these peculiar days when I cherish everything I do and see around me. Scary at times, but good nonetheless.

Love your new look btw, the website, that is. Jörgen/Fuse.

By: Phaedrus

Phaedrus — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:06:55 +0000

"All experiences can build equity. It’s just a question of how much. Ordinary experiences build ordinary equity. Extraordinary experiences build extraordinary equity." and kitchy catchphrases never fail to nullify your point. I've been arguing on the internet and I'm bored of it. I still think what I think and you still think what you think. Therefore, it is time to improve this post.

"I don’t think one can gain as much of an equity completing simple, mundane daily tasks."

"I don’t think one can gain as much of an equity..."

"I don’t think..."

"My name is Nick and I have a terrible argument." <==Fixed.

Successful troll is successful.

By: iStig (Nick Heer)

iStig (Nick Heer) — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:40:34 +0000

@garyvee Thought you might be interested in this. Not looking for publicity or anything: http://nickheer.com/blog/doing-things/

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:42:11 +0000

I don't think one can gain as much of an equity completing simple, mundane daily tasks. I don't think that taking out the trash every day will lead to an increased equity – certainly not to the extent that a change of scenery would. Living next to the biggest hill in Hawkwood is something I would bet is extraordinarily interesting for about a year, because after that, it's just a hill next to your house. However, a simple venture away from the community, even if only to Dalhousie (mere minutes away) would drastically change your experience equity (for the better), if it isn't somewhere you regularly go.

All experiences can build equity. It's just a question of how much. Ordinary experiences build ordinary equity. Extraordinary experiences build extraordinary equity.

By: Phaedrus

Phaedrus — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:42:08 +0000

Yes, but you feel that sitting at home is not experiencing anything. What I’m trying to say is that you can gain a lot of experience equity, as you call it, even by sitting at home or completing the mundane tasks of daily life. I ride transit every day and used to live feet from the biggest hill in Hawkwood. There is nothing exciting to me about a transit ride. However, as you state above, it was important for you. Don’t discredit experiences that are not your own, instead recognise ALL the ways that one could learn something new about life.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:15:39 +0000

Interestingly, Phaedrus, despite saying you disagree with me, everything in your comment is pretty much exactly what I was either trying to say or did say.

"Experience equity is the value of all of your significant and insignificant life experiences. [..] it is doing things for the sake of doing things."

I'm not trying to discredit anyone's experiences with this. Rather, I'm suggesting that I know too many people who don't experience anything.

By: Phaedrus

Phaedrus — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:21:31 +0000

The more I read through your post, the more I find myself disagreeing with you. Perhaps the part of your argument that I find myself in the greatest conflict with is the point, “Because nobody can be an interesting person without the experiences to back it up.” How exactly can you judge the calibre of another person’s experiences? I don’t want to be setting up a straw man, but I feel that if we continue in the logic you have set forth in this post, then we would find that I am completely disinterested in you or your experiences (clearly this is not true). I’ve been blessed with the opportunities over my relatively short life to live in two countries, three cities, and I have travelled to all but four of the States in the USA. I’ve travelled through 4 continents, and eaten food from many cultures. To me, these experiences are what have given me a great deal of my “experience equity.” This does not mean that a ride to the other end of town on the transit line cannot mean anything to you. Exactly the opposite. In my lofty and over-pompous opinion, the value of an experience is set by a personal appraisal, and it is not worth less simply because it is easier to come by. There is no reason that an individual could not earn as much “experience equity” by simply enjoying the life they are given to live. My argument is that you can’t discredit one person’s experiences because they seem insignificant from your perspective. As you said yourself, a simple ride on the LRT can lead to an exciting and new adventure, and some interesting videos on Facebook.

By: Nokadota

Nokadota — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:20:39 +0000

I’m only 2 years older than you and I agree with everything said here. I try to live day to day with this mindset [budget permitting]. Although truth be told, I could definitely set up a rainy day fund. =P