Comments on: The Story of the Mexican Fisherman http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/04/04/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherman/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:30:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Which of The 5 Categories of Life Plans Do You Follow? - Free Pursuits http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/04/04/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherman/comment-page-1/#comment-283579 Which of The 5 Categories of Life Plans Do You Follow? - Free Pursuits Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:59:57 +0000 http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/04/04/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherman/#comment-283579 [...] ways to do it than becoming rich. Tim Ferriss explains it best in The Four Hour Work Week in a story about the Mexican fisherman (originally written by Heinrich [...] [...] ways to do it than becoming rich. Tim Ferriss explains it best in The Four Hour Work Week in a story about the Mexican fisherman (originally written by Heinrich [...]

]]> By: ColdFusion http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/04/04/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherman/comment-page-1/#comment-277204 ColdFusion Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:36:11 +0000 http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/04/04/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherman/#comment-277204 If you could fish for a few hours and have enough to live on for a day, everyone would do it, driving the price of fish down, forcing you to fish more. That is why most Mexicans have to work ridiculous hours to make enough to starve, those are the only jobs that exist. They're working those same jobs here, but they pay a bit more. Even if you could do that on a given day, what about the next day? What about poor fishing season? What if you get sick and can't fish anymore? You have to work hard to make enough to scrape by, then you have to work doubly hard to have enough to save up so you can stop working someday. The goal should be speeding the whole thing up. This is just folly.. it presents a fictional ideal that nobody has any access to. You can't quit your stressful job and go ANYWHERE that allows you to work a few hours a day and survive. Not yet.. but if we all work together, and I mean everyone -work-, no welfare, we can each work less and enjoy our families more. If you could fish for a few hours and have enough to live on for a day, everyone would do it, driving the price of fish down, forcing you to fish more. That is why most Mexicans have to work ridiculous hours to make enough to starve, those are the only jobs that exist. They’re working those same jobs here, but they pay a bit more.
Even if you could do that on a given day, what about the next day? What about poor fishing season? What if you get sick and can’t fish anymore?
You have to work hard to make enough to scrape by, then you have to work doubly hard to have enough to save up so you can stop working someday. The goal should be speeding the whole thing up.
This is just folly.. it presents a fictional ideal that nobody has any access to. You can’t quit your stressful job and go ANYWHERE that allows you to work a few hours a day and survive. Not yet.. but if we all work together, and I mean everyone -work-, no welfare, we can each work less and enjoy our families more.

]]> By: Steve M Nash http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/04/04/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherman/comment-page-1/#comment-275330 Steve M Nash Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:37:19 +0000 http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/04/04/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherman/#comment-275330 Love this story, which basically boils down to "know what you're *really* trying to achieve in life" Love this story, which basically boils down to “know what you’re *really* trying to achieve in life”

]]> By: Arya Pratita http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/04/04/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherman/comment-page-1/#comment-269078 Arya Pratita Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:05:19 +0000 http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/04/04/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherman/#comment-269078 hahahaha.... i like this story... "I want to be part of nature forever" - astaswastika - hahahaha…. i like this story…

“I want to be part of nature forever”
- astaswastika -

]]> By: connie cermak http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/04/04/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherman/comment-page-1/#comment-268811 connie cermak Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:50:19 +0000 http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/04/04/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherman/#comment-268811 Wow! This is a wonderful little read. Thoroughly enjoyable and straight to the heart if not perhaps a little to the gut. Thank you. Wow! This is a wonderful little read. Thoroughly enjoyable and straight to the heart if not perhaps a little to the gut.
Thank you.

]]> By: matt caplin http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/04/04/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherman/comment-page-1/#comment-268809 matt caplin Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:43:04 +0000 http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/04/04/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherman/#comment-268809 I don't feel as guilty about how I live anymore. Thanks! I don’t feel as guilty about how I live anymore. Thanks!

]]> By: Dimitris Petrakis http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/04/04/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherman/comment-page-1/#comment-145746 Dimitris Petrakis Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:08:52 +0000 http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/04/04/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherman/#comment-145746 Truly a wonderful story. Pity more of us do not follow his example and logic. Truly a wonderful story. Pity more of us do not follow his example and logic.

]]> By: Janine http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/04/04/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherman/comment-page-1/#comment-7789 Janine Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:30:05 +0000 http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/04/04/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherman/#comment-7789 I would just like to add, you can buy directly The 4-Hour Work Week here: http://snipurl.com/1ilc1 It's just one click away, and they have faster delivery. Cheers! I would just like to add, you can buy directly The 4-Hour Work Week here:

http://snipurl.com/1ilc1

It’s just one click away, and they have faster delivery.

Cheers!

]]> By: Jack Martin http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/04/04/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherman/comment-page-1/#comment-7654 Jack Martin Sun, 29 Apr 2007 15:41:22 +0000 http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/04/04/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherman/#comment-7654 Janine, just hop straight to http://snipurl.com/1ilc1 if you love the book so much. Janine, just hop straight to http://snipurl.com/1ilc1 if you love the book so much.

]]> By: Janine http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/04/04/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherman/comment-page-1/#comment-7358 Janine Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:41:37 +0000 http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/04/04/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherman/#comment-7358 Nice short story! It is indeed related to reality. Everybody wants to be rich (except for those that think they're hopeless). Some just think it's impossible! But try to check this out http://davidseah.com/archives/2007/04/18/a-review-of-tim-ferriss-the-4-hour-work-week/ Thanks Nice short story! It is indeed related to reality. Everybody wants to be rich (except for those that think they’re hopeless). Some just think it’s impossible! But try to check this out http://davidseah.com/archives/2007/04/18/a-review-of-tim-ferriss-the-4-hour-work-week/

Thanks

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