[Replay] Living On A Boat for 1.5 Years - John Zeratsky
Oct 23, 2023
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John Zeratsky, a tech industry designer, talks about his 18-month journey living on a boat with his wife in Central America. They discuss rethinking convenience and comfort, the value of belonging and community, and how their relationship with money has changed. They also share tips for reducing phone addiction and exploring workshops and books for personal development.
John Zeratsky gained insights about fulfillment from his 18-month sailing trip around Central America.
Rethinking convenience and comfort helped John and his wife in structuring their life and pursuing their passions.
Growing up in a small lake community sparked John's love for sailing and shaped his perspective of the world.
Deep dives
Rediscovering Older Episodes
The podcast host explains that they haven't been posting episodes as frequently due to family commitments, but now want to share some older episodes that many subscribers may not have listened to.
Interview with John Zoraski
The host interviews John Zoraski, a designer in the tech industry, about his experiences sailing around Central America and the insights he gained from that journey.
Growing Up in Green Lake
John talks about growing up in a small town called Green Lake and how he had glimpses of a bigger world through the visitors who came during the summer.
Rediscovering Childhood Interests
John recalls how his childhood interests and projects resurfaced during his break sailing around Central America and how they became a part of his journey.
Considering a Life Change
John and his wife felt a growing urge for something different in their lives and started planning a break from their careers in San Francisco to pursue their passions and explore a new direction.
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