Lifestyle businesses are not to be sneered at. Small, cash-flow businesses that can be run at any hour of the day give you freedom. I am currently living in South Africa for 4 months just kiting and coding. Next stop Norway and then San Francisco. I work 3-12 hours a day depending on wind, friends and plans. Tim Ferriss's 4-hour work week is very possible and, as I have discovered, very enjoyable. I know that I want to build a meaningful company when I have found a concept that I can happily commit a decade of my life to. I can say that about my kiting but not about any business idea I have found so far.

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