Comments on: A Short Collection of Unconventional Ideas

By: Melanie Kissell

Melanie Kissell — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:20:02 +0000

The short and sweet of it …

Thanks for being YOU, Chris, and keep on keepin’ on!

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:51:55 +0000

Always been a non-conformist myself and got lots of stick for it over the years…keep going Chris with this great blog to encourage all of us to stick with what we know is the best way to live life….

By: charles

charles — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:36:49 +0000

Technical degrees are like GPAs too, perhaps with a slightly longer useful life. The last time anyone asked me about my degrees was almost 20 years ago and I don’t know where mine are any more.

All the paper does is give you is something to wave around when you have no experience. Once you have a few years of experience none of that matters.

As a parent that homeschools I’m starting to seriously doubt the wisdom of going to university/college at all. You can learn more, faster, and cheaper by learning on your own and gaining real world experience. ie. extend the home schooling principles into university/college space.

By: Jeanie

Jeanie — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:30:07 +0000

Being a non conformist whilst bringing up children is a challenging thing to do. I copped heaps of criticism even from my husband, but I stayed true to what I believed and as a result I have 4 very independent children I don’t have to worry about. I will be sharing your site with my grandchildren. Thank you thank you. I love your web site and read every email from you.

By: don

don — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:00:36 +0000

Awesome post. I have never had to tell anyone that I graduated from USC business school- but with a 2.5 GPA.

By: Fiona Leonard

Fiona Leonard — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:51:59 +0000

Great post.

One thing to add to the list of optional things in life. Going to a formal school is also optional. Check first before assuming you have to send your child to a building with the word school on the front.

Life offers a whole range of alternatives.

As someone who no longer has a house, car or credit card, I can endorse the rest of the list.

By: justagirl

justagirl — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:29:16 +0000

You will re-invent yourself hundreds of times during the course of your life. Don’t be afraid of it.

By: ida

ida — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:37:34 +0000

You are not a bad person if you want to do something for yourself.

Just what I wanted to hear today. This was amazingly good advice

By: Denise

Denise — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:27:46 +0000

I’m from the Caribbean and education is IMPORTANT! But I’ve come to realize that it’s pointless to develop a great mind and lose your soul in the process. To not really know who you are, what you’re about, what you stand for because for so very long, you’ve listened to other voices telling you what to do, what to think, who to be. You’re fortunate Chris that at this early age, you’ve figured out the real deal. “Be you.” That’s what each of us is here for, I believe. But we get so caught up in what “they” say is best for us (loudly or ever so silently.) I wish you well. I’ve been here longer than you, but I’m just starting the non-conformity journey. I call it the “be-thine-own-self journey.” Shakespeare was right. We’ll then serve the rest of humanity well. It’s the only way. Thanks for listening to your voice and stepping out in faith and doing this work online for us all to be a part of.

By: Digital Nomads

Digital Nomads — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:54:34 +0000

Chris-
I particularly like you list of non-essentials, and the idea of only needing $2 a day to travel.

Thanks