The gift of "going Galt".
As I was driving in this morning I was hearing more news of how things are collapsing for us and our allies. It dawned on me that yet another gift from Atlas Shrugged was the concept of Going Galt. Before I read that book I would have been of the mindset of staying and confronting the looters and destroyers. But, I have too much to lose. I realize that now. I was always one to not back down from a fight. I'm wiser now. I can't save my country. Nobody can, actually. And, I'm at peace with that. I hear water cooler banter in the office about the recent debates and I just walk on by. It's just minutia - distraction. It sounds like, "Should our taxes be doubled or tripled?" to me.
I gained so much reading AS. Very grateful.
I gained so much reading AS. Very grateful.
I write a regular newsletter for my work. Actually, it's going from quarterly to semi-annual soon as my business has grown (time management). But, recently in it I wrote a short article that, as the years have gone by, I have come to realize that in order to have a great life we each really need to have success/luck in three areas: Our families, our health, and our money. We just need to manage those (which can be harder than it sounds). But, those are the key. Everything else is just noise. My wife knows. When she starts to get wrapped around the axle I just say, "Three things." Haha...