I F***ING QUIT

After spending the lion's share of my mental energy drafting up a compelling and click-baitey title, I regret to inform you that I did not, in fact, quit my job yet. 

But why not? Where's the action? I've been working 10 months with 2 weeks off. American dream, or steep-walled ravine? Is this called getting older (33), or is it the case that living indoors and working full time job crushes your drive to keep adventure alive? Has anyone here ever been through these motions, and more importantly, what happened after that? Did you push away the boulder and bust out like Jesus at the resurrection, or did the cave stay closed? Did you eventually decide "normal" wasn't so bad?

Edit: I climbed outside 13 days this month of december while working full time. Its not a lack of stoke. It's a dread of the monotony and lack of true adventure. 

Where's Waldenwrote:

After spending the lion's share of my mental energy drafting up a compelling and click-baitey title, I regret to inform you that I did not, in fact, quit my job yet. 

But why not? Where's the action? I've been working 10 months with 2 weeks off. American dream, or steep-walled ravine? Is this called getting older (33), or is it the case that living indoors and working full time job crushes your drive to keep adventure alive? Has anyone here ever been through these motions, and more importantly, what happened after that? Did you push away the boulder and bust out like Jesus at the resurrection, or did the cave stay closed? Did you eventually decide "normal" wasn't so bad?

Is this happening to you? Are you getting trapped by the trappings of normalcy? You like having a toilet instead of a dog poop bag for instance? 

What's so great about adventure? What's so great about living in an apartment/house? 

I'm in the phase where I'm torn between places and people and sports (picked up surfing) now that I've laid roots down all over. There's no ocean in Tucson or j Tree do I move to San Diego and pick up yet another group of places and people to want to go back to and not enough time in the year/life to experience them to the degree I seem to desire? 

Is it nice being in one place for so long? 

Is getting married, having kids and buying a house the resurrection or the boulder of the cave?

Probably more of an attitude thing. 

I have quit jobs and normal life multiple times for extended periods. Many of the best times in my life happened this way. 10/10 recommend

Where's Waldenwrote:

 is it the case that living indoors and working full time job crushes your drive to keep adventure alive? 

Low sendbido can be a symptom of a viral infection from coming into contact with guano, which often results from rawdogging granite handcracks. 

Who’s Asher?

If your not happy where your at, make some changes. Life’s short and you should be excited to wake up in the morning.  

F r i t zwrote:

Low sendbido can be a symptom of a viral infection from coming into contact with guano, which often results from rawdogging granite handcracks. 

I caught mine twice. Once on long distance hiking trails. The most recent was on sandstone splitters. 

Carolinawrote:

If your not happy where your at, make some changes. Life’s short and you should be excited to wake up in the morning.  

Not everyone is that privileged or fortunate. 

Chad Millerwrote:

Not everyone is that privileged or fortunate. 

Nah man I think you misunderstood me. It ain’t about privilege, it’s about spending everyday working towards the future you want.  

ZT Gwrote:

Who’s Asher?

If you have to ask, he's out of your league.

Carolinawrote:

Nah man I think you misunderstood me. It ain’t about privilege, it’s about spending everyday working towards the future you want.  

That is all about privilege. Many people are just trying to get by. 

There is a victim mentality at play here by at least one poster.

FrankPSwrote:

There is a victim mentality at play here by at least one poster.

Naw.

I’ve just been very fortunate in my life and realize others haven’t. 

I know plenty of people that work 50 hours a week and still take off on weekends to go do things like The Casual Route on the Diamond on a three day turnaround from across the country.  If you want it bad enough, you'll do it. If you don't, but just want to tell everyone how hard things are, that's what this site is for.

Jake Joneswrote:

I know plenty of people that work 50 hours a week and still take off on weekends to go do things like The Casual Route on the Diamond on a three day turnaround from across the country.  If you want it bad enough, you'll do it. If you don't, but just want to tell everyone how hard things are, that's what this site is for.

Just like accomplished climbers, the people who actually have things hard aren’t on this site. 

Chad Millerwrote:

Just like accomplished climbers, the people who actually have things hard aren’t on this site. 

I’m sorry for being rude but you have no idea what kind of sh;t some of us have been through.  

Carolinawrote:

I’m sorry for being rude but you have no idea what kind of sh;t some of us have been through.  

You’re right. You and I don’t know. Hence why the ‘just try harder’ attitude may not be appropriate for all.

Carolinawrote:

I’m sorry for being rude but you have no idea what kind of sh;t some of us have been through.  

this really proves chad miller's point.

to add to the convo though, i think part of life is going through a constant balancing act and rejiggering of priorities from time to time. sometimes it's the changes in your life that change you, other times it might be you that's changed. your loved ones can get sick in an instant, taking you away from your dreams of adventure. you might have an excess of medical bills to pay or you realize you have to save money for your children's college fund. could be any number of things. 

Devolved into an argument on page one. 

I think this is why so many work remote or travel nurse or something similar. Why stay in one spot if you don't have to?

i have a desk jokie, slogging job (40hr/wk), no kids and devote my whole life to eating/sleeping well and climbing/biking. 

you don't have to "fucking quit" to climb a lot, you just have to make it happen...but obv you can climb more if you do quit. have you ever heard the phrase, work hard, play harder? there's also the argument that if all you do is play then play doesn't seem as fun. no ying to the yang if you will

all that said, having no job and only climbing does sound lovely often haaaa