Writer, Agilist, Elder Geek
How do you stay motivated in this lousy economy, with your lousy job, your failing webcomic, your dashed dreams? How do you keep going on?
Well at times the answer may be "Caffeine" but one thing I encourage people to do in their troubled careers is to remember a simple truth:
If you survive and prosper, you can share it with others.
You'll notice that though I talk economics in this blog, I am careful around the subject of politics. In some cases, where politics intersects economics (which really is in most cases), I also am cautious about what I discuss.
So for a moment let me throw some caution to the wind and watch it blow away.
I'd like to discuss my caution.
Let's not mince words.
The world economy is not in good shape, and the economy that affects you directly, dear readers (mostly US, North America, and UK judging by my records) has problems. The economic situation for many is at best a recession, and at most a growing catastrophe that still has yet to play out in our lives, bank accounts, and futures.
Yet I meet a lot of people who don't care, or don't pay attention. Some are in this state due to apathy or indifference. Others don't care out of ignorance. The worst are people who are very convinced they know what's going on, and of course are dreadfully wrong.
If you are not at least a bit worried about the economy you are either very well off or wrong. There's no middle ground here.