Comments on: lazy equals poor http://www.bripblap.com/lazy-equals-poor/ thoughtful personal finance, career and health advice Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:46:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris http://www.bripblap.com/lazy-equals-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-29658 Chris Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:03:23 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2008/lazy-equals-poor/#comment-29658 Ugh... 100% true. Ugh… 100% true.

]]> By: Chris http://www.bripblap.com/lazy-equals-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-27538 Chris Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:03:23 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2008/lazy-equals-poor/#comment-27538 Ugh... 100% true. Ugh… 100% true.

]]> By: onomake philip http://www.bripblap.com/lazy-equals-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-12858 onomake philip Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:16:31 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2008/lazy-equals-poor/#comment-12858 am a young guy of 25,how can i avoid poverty in the nearest future.what are the things that makes a man to be poor financially? am a young guy of 25,how can i avoid poverty in the nearest future.what are the things that makes a man to be poor financially?

]]> By: Don’t Complain About Research http://www.bripblap.com/lazy-equals-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-9209 Don’t Complain About Research Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:01:39 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2008/lazy-equals-poor/#comment-9209 [...] investments, making a P2P loan or a stock market purchase - let me ask you a simple question: have you seen an episode of a sitcom this month? There’s 30 minutes. If it’s a rerun, there’s 60 minutes of your life that could [...] [...] investments, making a P2P loan or a stock market purchase – let me ask you a simple question: have you seen an episode of a sitcom this month? There’s 30 minutes. If it’s a rerun, there’s 60 minutes of your life that could [...]

]]> By: Steve (Brip Blap) http://www.bripblap.com/lazy-equals-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-8019 Steve (Brip Blap) Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:16:36 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2008/lazy-equals-poor/#comment-8019 @LOD: What? Where? Huh? @Lazy Man: To get back to watching it, all I have to do is load a VHS tape (yes, I own Buffy on VHS). I couldn't agree more. @Pinyo: Thanks. It's an important distinction not to insult anyone... @LOD: What? Where? Huh?

@Lazy Man: To get back to watching it, all I have to do is load a VHS tape (yes, I own Buffy on VHS). I couldn’t agree more.

@Pinyo: Thanks. It’s an important distinction not to insult anyone…

]]> By: Pinyo http://www.bripblap.com/lazy-equals-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-7900 Pinyo Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:12:49 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2008/lazy-equals-poor/#comment-7900 "All lazy people are poor. Not all poor people are lazy" -- good clarification there. “All lazy people are poor. Not all poor people are lazy” — good clarification there.

]]> By: Lazy Man http://www.bripblap.com/lazy-equals-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-7824 Lazy Man Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:15:51 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2008/lazy-equals-poor/#comment-7824 I think one of your goals should be to get back to watching Buffy. It's by far my favorite show of all time. If anyone gives you any guff, simply say that you are watching it to improve your writing. Few stories have been written as well. I think one of your goals should be to get back to watching Buffy. It’s by far my favorite show of all time. If anyone gives you any guff, simply say that you are watching it to improve your writing. Few stories have been written as well.

]]> By: Living Off Dividends http://www.bripblap.com/lazy-equals-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-7797 Living Off Dividends Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:40:32 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2008/lazy-equals-poor/#comment-7797 while I agree with you, somewhere along the way I got confused!!! :-D while I agree with you, somewhere along the way I got confused!!! :-D

]]> By: Steve (Brip Blap) http://www.bripblap.com/lazy-equals-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-7792 Steve (Brip Blap) Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:18:37 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2008/lazy-equals-poor/#comment-7792 @Brooke: I actually don't think time spent reading PF blogs is "lazy time"! You're learning something, most of the time, and I would say anytime you're learning something you're not being lazy. 14 hours might be a bit much for me. Might. Oh, OK, I could do it too. I'm not proud of it... but it combined vampires and kung fu. It was perfect!! @Brooke: I actually don’t think time spent reading PF blogs is “lazy time”! You’re learning something, most of the time, and I would say anytime you’re learning something you’re not being lazy.

14 hours might be a bit much for me. Might. Oh, OK, I could do it too. I’m not proud of it… but it combined vampires and kung fu. It was perfect!!

]]> By: Brooke (Dollar Frugal) http://www.bripblap.com/lazy-equals-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-7791 Brooke (Dollar Frugal) Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:10:30 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2008/lazy-equals-poor/#comment-7791 I used to be lazy and it got me nowhere. Now I just choose to make my laziness here in PF blogs, where I can veg out and learn something too! I don't leave space in my schedule to be lazy, and it works out for me. It's funny, there's a guy at work that's obsessed with Buffy, too. You guys should talk. He watched Buffy for 14 hours on a flight to Japan....argh. I used to be lazy and it got me nowhere. Now I just choose to make my laziness here in PF blogs, where I can veg out and learn something too! I don’t leave space in my schedule to be lazy, and it works out for me.

It’s funny, there’s a guy at work that’s obsessed with Buffy, too. You guys should talk. He watched Buffy for 14 hours on a flight to Japan….argh.

]]> By: Steve (Brip Blap) http://www.bripblap.com/lazy-equals-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-7750 Steve (Brip Blap) Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:32:53 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2008/lazy-equals-poor/#comment-7750 @ERE: Great line: "Being underutilized is almost as stressful as being overutilized." I know that feeling - I feel terribly underutilized daily in my consulting role, and it's terribly, terribly stressful - in a sense even worse than when I was working as a corporate employee. I guess the only redeeming point is that my days are shorter! @Bubelah: Yep. When I'm just idly reading junk about the presidential campaign, or playing miniclips, the internet is definitely being lazy - I'm turning my brain off. It's my TV, in a sense. Reading fiction, I don't know - in a sense, if I want to develop as a writer I think there's some value in reading good writing. Some of the stuff I read is helpful - "The Red and the Black" by Stendahl was amazing and gave me a LOT to think about in my own writing, for example. @Mrs. Micah: Speaking of LAZY, I have not yet dragged out the Buffy tapes but they are sitting there in my storage room calling - "watch me, watch me." Buffy was the single biggest time waster of my recent adult life - I was hooked on that show. I left work early to make sure I didn't miss it. I have a problem.... @ERE: Great line: “Being underutilized is almost as stressful as being overutilized.” I know that feeling – I feel terribly underutilized daily in my consulting role, and it’s terribly, terribly stressful – in a sense even worse than when I was working as a corporate employee. I guess the only redeeming point is that my days are shorter!

@Bubelah: Yep. When I’m just idly reading junk about the presidential campaign, or playing miniclips, the internet is definitely being lazy – I’m turning my brain off. It’s my TV, in a sense. Reading fiction, I don’t know – in a sense, if I want to develop as a writer I think there’s some value in reading good writing. Some of the stuff I read is helpful – “The Red and the Black” by Stendahl was amazing and gave me a LOT to think about in my own writing, for example.

@Mrs. Micah: Speaking of LAZY, I have not yet dragged out the Buffy tapes but they are sitting there in my storage room calling – “watch me, watch me.” Buffy was the single biggest time waster of my recent adult life – I was hooked on that show. I left work early to make sure I didn’t miss it. I have a problem….

]]> By: fathersez http://www.bripblap.com/lazy-equals-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-7748 fathersez Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:28:49 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2008/lazy-equals-poor/#comment-7748 A lazy man is a poor man....well said. I go into a state of rest, just like Newton has said in his Law, unless some energy is applied to get me off. This energy is created by my list of things to do. Reading the blogs have also made my mind much more active in seeking better things, be it spending less or making more. Thanks for highlighting the impact of Newton's Law on our well being. A lazy man is a poor man….well said.

I go into a state of rest, just like Newton has said in his Law, unless some energy is applied to get me off. This energy is created by my list of things to do.

Reading the blogs have also made my mind much more active in seeking better things, be it spending less or making more.

Thanks for highlighting the impact of Newton’s Law on our well being.

]]> By: Mrs. Micah http://www.bripblap.com/lazy-equals-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-7735 Mrs. Micah Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:29:39 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2008/lazy-equals-poor/#comment-7735 I suppose it depends on what you're lazy about (spending, for example isn't always a bad place to be lazy...unless it's for an oil change). I like your point that lots of lazy things can make you poor, but being poor doesn't mean you were lazy. It's such an important distinction that few people see. How are those Buffy reruns coming? ;) I suppose it depends on what you’re lazy about (spending, for example isn’t always a bad place to be lazy…unless it’s for an oil change).

I like your point that lots of lazy things can make you poor, but being poor doesn’t mean you were lazy. It’s such an important distinction that few people see.

How are those Buffy reruns coming? ;)

]]> By: deepali http://www.bripblap.com/lazy-equals-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-7734 deepali Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:59:21 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2008/lazy-equals-poor/#comment-7734 Ha. #2 on my list of management rules (handed down from higher up) is "Be lazy - it makes it easier to delegate". :) Ha. #2 on my list of management rules (handed down from higher up) is “Be lazy – it makes it easier to delegate”. :)

]]> By: Early Retirement Extreme http://www.bripblap.com/lazy-equals-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-7730 Early Retirement Extreme Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:22:00 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2008/lazy-equals-poor/#comment-7730 Nice post. One thing that "lazy" programmers (like Lazy Man) are generally not lazy with is optimization and efficiency. Good programmers spend a lot of time thinking about how to be more efficient at what they do. I recently saw this in action where a colleague spent 15 minutes trying to extract some data from a file by writing a program in a familiar language. If he had known awk, perl, or a similar language, he could have done the job in 30 seconds. Of course what often happens at high efficiency is that the amount of available work does not expand proportionally. Thus a lot of time will be spent simply waiting for work to come in the door. This is particularly bad in jobs where you're only supposed to do one thing. Being underutilized is almost as stressful as being overutilized. Nice post. One thing that “lazy” programmers (like Lazy Man) are generally not lazy with is optimization and efficiency. Good programmers spend a lot of time thinking about how to be more efficient at what they do. I recently saw this in action where a colleague spent 15 minutes trying to extract some data from a file by writing a program in a familiar language. If he had known awk, perl, or a similar language, he could have done the job in 30 seconds. Of course what often happens at high efficiency is that the amount of available work does not expand proportionally. Thus a lot of time will be spent simply waiting for work to come in the door. This is particularly bad in jobs where you’re only supposed to do one thing. Being underutilized is almost as stressful as being overutilized.

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