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My New Yorker is Here Already?

January 19, 2005

I love my job, but I just don't have enough time for it. I mean, how am I supposed to consume magazines, books, weblogs, movies, tv shows, concerts and theater while still going to work? As I get older and my knowledge of interesting artists grows, I find that the amount of media I'd like to consume is just overwhelming. After some thinking, I came up with two potential solutions.

First, I could train myself to sleep less. Currently I sleep about seven hours a night, but I think I could could bring it down to five or six with some training. Still, they say sleep is important and I'd rather not give it up if I don't have to.

Second, I could quit my job and try and find something that would let me consume media all day. I wouldn't expect to be able to do everything I'd like, but even if I could knock off, say, weblogs and magazines then that would help a lot. Unfortunately, this doesn't seem very realistic. I suppose I could start a website focused on reviews but it's highly unlikely I'd be able to live off of it.

Thus, I am unable to enjoy everything I'd like. It seems the only solution is to come to peace with my inability to listen, read and watch everything I'd like, but that's a bit pessimistic. And so I'm stuck. My only hope now is that I'm able to live until I'm about 200 so I can catch up on all the old New Yorkers I have.

Comments (3 comments so far)

Comment #1:

i hear ya man. i acquire music at a faster rate than i can listen to it. i'm sure i have albums from 2002 that i haven't even listened to yet. and i'm still in school.

Posted by jzn on January 19, 2005 at 9:33PM

Comment #2:

Start a music magazine with me...we're already almost experts! We'll do it for the freebees...

But yes, I horde things to read that I'll likely never get to until I retire. Can we retire at 25?

Posted by Robbie C. on January 19, 2005 at 10:35PM

Comment #3:

I toyed with the idea of training myself to sleep less. My plan was to sleep one minute less each night for 60 nights as a way of easing into it. Never got around to trying it out.

Posted by Jonathan on January 25, 2005 at 9:50PM

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