Comments on: The New American Dream

By: Escape Adulthood » EA #23: How to Avoid Being Overworked

Escape Adulthood » EA #23: How to Avoid Being Overworked — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 06:15:03 +0000

[...] The New American Dream by [...]

By: Lisa Wise

Lisa Wise — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:04:06 +0000

For trendy tips on really living the new american dream … join the Center for a New American Dream which has been setting the stage for more of what matters for a decade now. We’re all about living consciously and having a higher quality of life. It’s a cool non-pofit – with campaigns that will definitely capture your attention.
Lisa Wise – executive director

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:15:04 +0000

Lindsey — that high-fangled technology is supposed to give us more time. Too bad lots of people use the extra time to do more work. Kudos to you for investing the extra time in your family.

By: Lindsey @ enjoythejourney

Lindsey @ enjoythejourney — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:08:47 +0000

I think they (and you) are on to something, for sure. We do value time more in this generation. Maybe it has something to do with the fact we’re surrounded by technologies to give us more time (dishwashers, cell phones, tivo, etc)…but sometimes we take that extra time and put it into things besides our family.

I for one highly, highly value my time.

Oh and Switchfoot! I love them too.

By: What motivates you? - Jarkko Laine - Insanely interested

What motivates you? - Jarkko Laine - Insanely interested — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:45:43 +0000

[...] Being able to spend more time with your family [...]

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:40:43 +0000

Penelope — thanks for the writing such a great article. Fresh insight!

By: Penelope Trun

Penelope Trun — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 04:59:06 +0000

Hi,Jason. Thanks for linking to my post about the American dream. Also, thanks for pointing out the post by Chris Rako — good one.

Penelope

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:02:05 +0000

Thanks Jarkko — we can always hope for a day when family doesn’t have to take a back seat to family and vice versa. My mission is help make that a reality one person at a time.

By: Jarkko Laine

Jarkko Laine — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:52:41 +0000

Great post!

I sure hope the values outlined in this post become more generally accepted. Maybe then it will be easier to stop working overtime, worrying about work at home, or even making your working days shorter…

My dream is that people would all be working for things that they feel are important rather than just for the money. And maybe some day we won’t be speaking about careers anymore but instead we’d be living a great life that has room for work and family – in a way that the two would complement each other.

Thanks for the great blog, and inspiring ideas!