(Note: This article was originally published to JamieMcSloy.co.uk on March 26th, 2020. I’m going through an old backup of the site, which has hundreds of posts that aren’t currently uploaded. As I’m working hard on updating the site, letting these old posts be the daily posts for a while.)
Additional Constraints
If you’re reading this blog, chances are you’re of a certain sort. You’re probably self-employed or otherwise interested in being in business for yourself. You’re probably sceptical of the news and figure that relying on big business or politicians to have your back isn’t the best course of action.
I’d imagine the same is true, though slightly less so, of the various haunts I occupy on social media.
So it’s crazy to me that a lot of people I’ve followed, am following and who follow me seem to be having a knee-jerk reaction to what’s occurring.
My position on this sort of thing hasn’t changed:
- Disasters of some form are likely to happen. Prepare for them.
- You should have multiple sources of revenue.
- You should be economically prudent – and I don’t mean that just in terms of money – stockpiling essential goods is pretty smart
… and so on.
Assuming you have the above handled, then the coronavirus problem; should you not get it and otherwise you’re limited solely by a lockdown, is just a case of adding additional contstraints to an existing problem.
Namely, how do you get the most out of the situation when the situation is as it is?
So, you want to make money and save for the future. Or you want to be a super-stud fitness monster. Or you want to be a musician.
I know some people, for instance, who are starving artists. At the moment, they’re on Facebook or Twitter or wherever, complaining about the various shenanigans.
They should be thinking, “The constraint is that I can’t leave my house. How do I succeed with that constraint?”
Stop thinking about the situation you’d like to be in and start figuring out the best possible outcome for the situation you are in.