Being a renaissance man
3 more days starting new job. 2 more books to go.
- Early retirement extreme
- Outlier
Wah, early retirement extreme really intrigue to me read word for word and the concept is very align to mine. As though, the writer help me to put up a more detailed version of what my worldview is. I really recommend this book to people who like to retire early. Comparing to FIRE, although I haven't read it. I would think this is a better book.
In the book is part people into 4 groups. Salary man / working man / business man and renaissance man. What renaissance man is also a polymath, or commonly known as "jack of all trade". This align with me to be a generalist over a specialist. Being a special come with a benefit but people often overlook the cost of specialisation.
So I advocate being a renaissance man, which the following clip say you need to have 2 things,
- dedicated learning : Cross learning a skill which can help you to learn another skill easier
- opportunistic learning : ability to learn things as it present itself and therefore able to learn new things quickly.
Being a handy man
I want to research should I invest in bicycle maintenance tools. Which has some cross between handyman tools for general repair. If much item is similar or overlay. I think I will bite the bullet to invest in a set of tools.
These are long term ROI and very possible income generating. I need to start working on some hard skills, technical skills or blue collar skill.
Everyone is a natural builder. From young as a baby, we smile with curosity as we touch the world around us and realise we are able to touch and modify things. As we grow older, we lose this kind of instint due to the busiest of work. We outsource simple things to others in term of services. To escape capitalism, I want to learn more DIY.
When I finish my notes on retirement extreme, will share it. Inside a lot of example why we need to be a handyman
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