I have a new idea for the "system"...
What if we all received one robot. Everybody's robot was basically their slave who worked for free and brought them money. So you have a robot that stays in an office and completes mundane tasks. It gets paid whatever an hour and that's how much you make. You don't have to work, the robot does. The amount of upgrades you put in your robot determines if you can get a promotion and make more money. (There are a lot of upgrades so it takes years to get to a LEVEL 2 robot.)
There could still be classes. Young people start off with level 1 robots that do shit work..most middle aged people have developed their robots into level 2 bots by this time and make $40-100k a year. Then there are the people who lived poor for awhile, just upgrading their robots to level 3 bots (decades of upgrades). These people are the rich ones. There are also older people who spent their money when they were young and never put any upgrades in their robot. These people would probably be the lower class but even so it's not like they are working...the robots are doing it all. It works like our system now does except one big change... everyone's not really working so it's good times for everybody.
I'll call it Robotism. Can't wait for it to get mainstream with the two parties and then there will be Roboticrats and Robopilicans.
Of course this eventually leads to the hollywood robot uprising cliche but hey...it could be fun!
If I were in charge...
Monday, May 31, 2010
Day and Night
I have noticed a pattern in my mind process. When I first wake up in the morning I usually have a very strong mindset on things. Second guessing myself and anxiety almost always occurs at night.
Is it the lack of distractions that cause this at night? I'm not sure exactly. Usually my mornings are more simplistic than my evenings. Is it the idea of starting a brand new day that blocks the anxiety with hope? I always hear about people tossing and turning in their sleep, never in the morning.
If you are like me and have this cycle of optimistic mornings and pessimistic evenings then I have a few remedies for you.
1. Do what you do in the morning at night. Switch up your routine. If you always go to bed watching tv, read a book instead. Change is always good.
2. If you are thinking of moving somewhere but keep second guessing it, try watching video of your dream place. When I second guess going to New Zealand I often go on youtube or vimeo and search out inspiring clips of it. It immediately makes me feel better.
3. Hang out with other people who support you. Anyone who is bringing you down is not your friend...simple as that.
4. Change your soundtrack. I love depressing music but it can quickly take me to a dark place. If I find myself going to the dark side I have a few albums that can get me out quick. If you have a more optimistic soundtrack in your life, your life will be more optimistic.
5. Just do it. In the case of traveling or anything really...just do it. We often find ourselves in this state of hesitation and it really has no purpose. Back when I was in that job I wasn't sure about asking time off and going to Australia. I spent a few weeks going back in forth until I finally just did it. I bought the plane ticket and pissed off my boss but whatever. It felt great to take a step further.
Is it the lack of distractions that cause this at night? I'm not sure exactly. Usually my mornings are more simplistic than my evenings. Is it the idea of starting a brand new day that blocks the anxiety with hope? I always hear about people tossing and turning in their sleep, never in the morning.
If you are like me and have this cycle of optimistic mornings and pessimistic evenings then I have a few remedies for you.
1. Do what you do in the morning at night. Switch up your routine. If you always go to bed watching tv, read a book instead. Change is always good.
2. If you are thinking of moving somewhere but keep second guessing it, try watching video of your dream place. When I second guess going to New Zealand I often go on youtube or vimeo and search out inspiring clips of it. It immediately makes me feel better.
3. Hang out with other people who support you. Anyone who is bringing you down is not your friend...simple as that.
4. Change your soundtrack. I love depressing music but it can quickly take me to a dark place. If I find myself going to the dark side I have a few albums that can get me out quick. If you have a more optimistic soundtrack in your life, your life will be more optimistic.
5. Just do it. In the case of traveling or anything really...just do it. We often find ourselves in this state of hesitation and it really has no purpose. Back when I was in that job I wasn't sure about asking time off and going to Australia. I spent a few weeks going back in forth until I finally just did it. I bought the plane ticket and pissed off my boss but whatever. It felt great to take a step further.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
"Then What?"
"Then What?"
It's what I've been hearing since I've started telling people that I was going to move to New Zealand. It's almost comical now. Their responses might as well be in a robot voice...it's all the same.
Me - "I'm going to New Zealand."
Them - "Why?"
Me - "Why not?"
Them - "What are you going to do there?"
Me- "Travel around the country, work odd jobs and have a good time."
Them - "Then what? Then what are you going to do?"
I'm sure a lot of you have had this conversation before. I've had people tell me that I shouldn't go over there because I'd be "spinning my wheels". Spinning my wheels? What the hell are we doing at a job we hate for years and years? Making money for the future? Saving towards retirement? What we'd be saving for is something we can do right now. The problem is that our society wants us to rush into a career so fast that we never get the chance to figure out what we really want to do. There is a common fear for not having a plan. Ask anyone who's older and they'll say that things didn't go according to plan. I say embrace the fear and take your time. You can always make money...you might not always be free and have no commitments.
I try to remind myself that one day I'm going to die. It motivates me to do things that I might not do in my comfort zone. When people forget that they are mortal it makes it easier to settle in mediocrity and forget about dreams and passions. Think of dreams like you would another life. There are some dreams that can die pretty quickly. How about one like living in a foreign country? New Zealand's working holiday visa age limit is 30 years old. There are probably ways to get around this but what if you have a family, debt, job or a lease? It's pretty easy to kill that dream.
The next time someone says "then what?" just reply with the same question about their "plan". Then when they respond with their usual banter send them to this blog.
What are your dreams and are they living or dying?
It's what I've been hearing since I've started telling people that I was going to move to New Zealand. It's almost comical now. Their responses might as well be in a robot voice...it's all the same.
Me - "I'm going to New Zealand."
Them - "Why?"
Me - "Why not?"
Them - "What are you going to do there?"
Me- "Travel around the country, work odd jobs and have a good time."
Them - "Then what? Then what are you going to do?"
I'm sure a lot of you have had this conversation before. I've had people tell me that I shouldn't go over there because I'd be "spinning my wheels". Spinning my wheels? What the hell are we doing at a job we hate for years and years? Making money for the future? Saving towards retirement? What we'd be saving for is something we can do right now. The problem is that our society wants us to rush into a career so fast that we never get the chance to figure out what we really want to do. There is a common fear for not having a plan. Ask anyone who's older and they'll say that things didn't go according to plan. I say embrace the fear and take your time. You can always make money...you might not always be free and have no commitments.
I try to remind myself that one day I'm going to die. It motivates me to do things that I might not do in my comfort zone. When people forget that they are mortal it makes it easier to settle in mediocrity and forget about dreams and passions. Think of dreams like you would another life. There are some dreams that can die pretty quickly. How about one like living in a foreign country? New Zealand's working holiday visa age limit is 30 years old. There are probably ways to get around this but what if you have a family, debt, job or a lease? It's pretty easy to kill that dream.
The next time someone says "then what?" just reply with the same question about their "plan". Then when they respond with their usual banter send them to this blog.
What are your dreams and are they living or dying?
Back story
So here is the gist...
I grew up outside of Washington, DC in a place called Fairfax. After high school I went to film school and then moved to Los Angeles to pursue film. I worked there for nearly 4 years and even had a film deal with a production company. The truth was that I was miserable working at this production company and was depressed that I had no free time anymore. Two day weekends year in and year out with the occasional week off. Two weeks of vacation a year is ridiculous and I never want to have that again.
So eventually the film fell through and so did the job at the production company. After that I literally had nothing. Everything I built had vanished and honestly I felt afraid but more surprisingly excited. My last day at work I left and went straight to the airport and flew to Sydney, Australia. I was there for nearly 3 weeks and had an incredible time. When I came back to Los Angeles I thought long and hard and decided that I couldn't waste the remaining 5 years of my 20's doing this. I packed all my stuff in my car and decided to drive across country back home to figure things out. My friend Peter, who was going through the exact same thing, decided to join me on the drive.
This is where this cross country documentary comes into play...
I grew up outside of Washington, DC in a place called Fairfax. After high school I went to film school and then moved to Los Angeles to pursue film. I worked there for nearly 4 years and even had a film deal with a production company. The truth was that I was miserable working at this production company and was depressed that I had no free time anymore. Two day weekends year in and year out with the occasional week off. Two weeks of vacation a year is ridiculous and I never want to have that again.
So eventually the film fell through and so did the job at the production company. After that I literally had nothing. Everything I built had vanished and honestly I felt afraid but more surprisingly excited. My last day at work I left and went straight to the airport and flew to Sydney, Australia. I was there for nearly 3 weeks and had an incredible time. When I came back to Los Angeles I thought long and hard and decided that I couldn't waste the remaining 5 years of my 20's doing this. I packed all my stuff in my car and decided to drive across country back home to figure things out. My friend Peter, who was going through the exact same thing, decided to join me on the drive.
This is where this cross country documentary comes into play...
Gap Year: Cross Country Roadtrip from Brett Line on Vimeo.
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