A friend of mine recently interviewed at a high-tech company, one that start with N and ends with A and sells AI chips.
He had contacts inside the company who were coaching him on the interview process. Along with the gamut of technical questions, these contacts told him to prepare for some unusual life riddles, such as:
“If you somehow won $500 million tomorrow, what would you do with your life?”
… the right answer apparently being, “I would still work at a high-tech company, preferably one that start with N and ends with A and sells AI chips.”
I asked myself what I would do if I suddenly had 500 million.
I guess if I’ve learned one thing about myself over my life it’s that, regardless of what significant changes occur, including places to live, income levels, or accomplishments achieved, I quickly feel the same.
I used to think that’s a bad thing. Now I just take it as a fact of life, like having a nose.
And so, outside of maybe some initial splurge spending (maybe a pinball machine?), I imagine I’d keep living pretty much as I already do, and doing what I already do.
One thing I’m sure would not change is that I’d keep writing in some form, because I enjoy it.
It’s quite possible I’d keep writing about the same stuff I write about now, because it’s the stuff that interests me personally, and that I think about even when I am not officially “working.”
It’s even possible I’d keep writing this daily email as is, because I already have a significant audience, and I enjoy the validation, feedback, and even impact that I can have when people read and consider what I write.
“Good for you,” I hear you saying. “If big corporations ever start hiring daily email writers, you will be well qualified with your answer.”
Fair enough. Perhaps you don’t feel the same about writing.
Perhaps writing doesn’t come naturally. Perhaps it’s not something you think about during the day. Perhaps it’s something you only are considering because it could be useful for your business, maybe as a stepping stone to your own $500 million Avalon.
That’s fine. In fact, that’s a good thing.
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