1366: In Praise of Laziness by Jacob Lund Fisker of Early Retirement Extreme

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Jacob Lund Fisker of Early Retirement Extreme praises laziness. Episode 1366: In Praise of Laziness by Jacob Lund Fisker of Early Retirement Extreme Jacob Lund Fisker was a nuclear astrophysicist who retired at 33 with what he believes to be enough savings to last the rest of his life — even if he never works again. His "claim to fame" is the Early Retirement Extreme site, which is effectively a philosophy of life. ERE is a set of values and principles that gives readers the freedom and opportunity to live an exciting and interesting life. The original post is located here: http://earlyretirementextreme.com/in-praise-of-laziness.html Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! Interested in advertising on the show? https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalFinanceDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Finance Daily, episode 1366,
0:04.7	in praise of laziness by Jacob Lunfisker of Early Retirement Extreme.com.
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0:50.0	In praise of laziness by Jacob Lunfisker of Early Retirement Extreme.com.
1:01.4	My wife tells me that I am exceptionally lazy, which I hear as being exceptional something.
1:08.0	However, my laziness is of a certain peculiar kind in that I will go to great lengths to avoid having to go to great lengths.
1:18.0	For instance, instead of adding to the amount of dirty utensils when I'm cooking by using a different pot, a different spoon,
1:25.6	etc for everything. I will tend to combine ingredients in the same pot or rinse off the
1:31.9	ladle I'm currently using to use it in another pot.
1:36.2	Rinsing something off is far easier than letting the food dry and then trying to get it off.
1:41.8	I'll even go so far as to not make certain dishes if they
1:45.0	take too long. For instance, I will not spend 60 minutes making something that
1:50.2	takes 10 minutes to eat when I can make something in 10 minutes that is just as fulfilling.
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