John Zeratsky was a designer in the tech industry has worked with hundreds of startups in his time at Google Ventures. He’s also obsessed with redesigning time and thinking about what matters in life. Earlier this year he just got back from 18 months living on his boat "Pineapple" with his wife sailing around Central America, which he wrote about in an article titled “What quitting my job to sail around central america taught me about fulfillment.”
In this conversation we talk about:
- Growing up in a small lake community
- His love of sailing growing up
- Why him and his wife change their mind on taking the trip in 2015
- Rethinking convenience and comfort
- What comforts are worth paying for
- Belonging and community
- How his relationship with money has changed
- How him and his wife are structuring their life to work how they want
- The one change that helps people be less addicted to their phones
Links Mentioned:
- Designing Your Life
- Sprint: How To Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas In Just Five Days
- Make Time: How To Focus On What Matters Every Day
- Twitter: @jazer
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