Kent Beck wrote:
> Sounds like you are in a tough personal situation. I hope things work
> better for you soon.
Oh no, not at all. I'm in this situation because I'm getting married,
and that's definitely cause for celebration.
I wrote about my situation to explore the topic you brought up with your
response to the idea that "for sufficiently high amounts of money,
almost *any* work situation is tenable." If I understood you correctly
you were saying that how you live your life is more important to you
than how much disposable income you have, and that leads you to make
certain career choices. I found it interesting that, even though I have
similar priorities, my need to distinguish between the short term and
the long term leads me to different choices.
One of my favorite aspects of XP is the way it blends humanism and
pragmatism. The goal is to produce working software and the practices
are a means to that end. If we are acheiving our goal, why shouldn't
work be a fun, fulfilling, soul-sustaining activity that enriches our
lives rather than dominating them? Indeed, the practice of Energized
Work suggests that those are exactly the circumstances under which we
will achieve the goal most effectively.
Colin
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