Comments on: Escape Diary #1: Crunching the numbers behind my escape strategy http://blog.escapethecity.org/team-esc/escape-diary-1-crunching-the-numbers-behind-my-%e2%80%98esc%e2%80%99-strategy/ The story behind Escape the City Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:24:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rob Symington http://blog.escapethecity.org/team-esc/escape-diary-1-crunching-the-numbers-behind-my-%e2%80%98esc%e2%80%99-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Rob Symington Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:06:04 +0000 http://escthecity.com/blog/?p=729#comment-91 Hi Andy, Thanks very much for the comment and glad you like Esc. 'Escape the City' works best as a metaphor for people breaking free of the shackles of jobs that don't make them happy (in order to find an occupation that does). You ask an interesting question about what happens if everyone were to 'escape' and no one worked (or if no one worked in jobs which support our current economic system - flawed as it is!). James Martin asks a similar question in his book - The Meaning of the 21st Century - http://www.jamesmartin.com/book/ - and he anticipates a future when all jobs have real meaning. Although we (Esc) are admittedly idealistic, we aren't nearly as utopian as that! We merely want to show people that jobs needn't be dull, dreary or just about putting bread on the table. Although everyone has to earn money to survive - it isn't unrealistic to expect to find one's job challenging, stimulating and fulfilling as well. That's what we want to encourage people to find! --------------- “The true way to render ourselves happy is to love our work and find in it our pleasure.” Francoise de Motteville Hi Andy,

Thanks very much for the comment and glad you like Esc.

‘Escape the City’ works best as a metaphor for people breaking free of the shackles of jobs that don’t make them happy (in order to find an occupation that does).

You ask an interesting question about what happens if everyone were to ‘escape’ and no one worked (or if no one worked in jobs which support our current economic system – flawed as it is!). James Martin asks a similar question in his book – The Meaning of the 21st Century – http://www.jamesmartin.com/book/ – and he anticipates a future when all jobs have real meaning.

Although we (Esc) are admittedly idealistic, we aren’t nearly as utopian as that! We merely want to show people that jobs needn’t be dull, dreary or just about putting bread on the table. Although everyone has to earn money to survive – it isn’t unrealistic to expect to find one’s job challenging, stimulating and fulfilling as well.

That’s what we want to encourage people to find!

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“The true way to render ourselves happy is to love our work and find in it our pleasure.”
Francoise de Motteville

]]> By: Andy Painter http://blog.escapethecity.org/team-esc/escape-diary-1-crunching-the-numbers-behind-my-%e2%80%98esc%e2%80%99-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Andy Painter Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:48:54 +0000 http://escthecity.com/blog/?p=729#comment-90 Love the idea/site and totally buy into wanting to join you in "my escape", my question is what happens to society if everybody does this ... do we become a much better society with time for each other and respect or does the very fabric of our economic existence break - either way it has to be exciting to think of the possibilities as masses of people have a more rewarding existence. Above all i'm going to make sure that my kids try and appreciate that working is about doing something you enjoy, it's not about money, unless of course that's what you enjoy. Good Luck with this venture Andy Painter My Escape : http://www.ResidentsHQ.com Love the idea/site and totally buy into wanting to join you in “my escape”, my question is what happens to society if everybody does this … do we become a much better society with time for each other and respect or does the very fabric of our economic existence break – either way it has to be exciting to think of the possibilities as masses of people have a more rewarding existence.

Above all i’m going to make sure that my kids try and appreciate that working is about doing something you enjoy, it’s not about money, unless of course that’s what you enjoy.

Good Luck with this venture

Andy Painter
My Escape : http://www.ResidentsHQ.com

]]> By: Escwannabe http://blog.escapethecity.org/team-esc/escape-diary-1-crunching-the-numbers-behind-my-%e2%80%98esc%e2%80%99-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Escwannabe Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:16:47 +0000 http://escthecity.com/blog/?p=729#comment-42 Unlike many city dwellers, my job, although thrilling in its own way with its demand for proof-reading documents by the gazillion at 2am, doesn't involve spreadsheets - may i request that your blog on making a budget includes a quick noddy guide..? Unlike many city dwellers, my job, although thrilling in its own way with its demand for proof-reading documents by the gazillion at 2am, doesn’t involve spreadsheets – may i request that your blog on making a budget includes a quick noddy guide..?

]]> By: Rob Symington http://blog.escapethecity.org/team-esc/escape-diary-1-crunching-the-numbers-behind-my-%e2%80%98esc%e2%80%99-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Rob Symington Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:23:58 +0000 http://escthecity.com/blog/?p=729#comment-40 Hope you're not spending your £8 a day on Tesco Value Gin mate - we'll never get any work done! Hope you’re not spending your £8 a day on Tesco Value Gin mate – we’ll never get any work done!

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