Introduction
Time is one of the most valuable things we have. The ability to spend our time as we wish is a key component of freedom. Thank you for spending some of your time reading about this fisherman’s freedom philosophy. Hopefully, you find it to be a worthy investment that entertains and inspires.
This is a book I have thought about writing for a while. Several drafts were started, but the timing never felt right. Something called the Normalcy Bias is a natural feeling that things will stay about the same without getting much worse. That feeling made me think there was no rush. It is time to finish in the spring of 2023 when things are getting strange enough that many feel the bias fading as concern for our future grows.
Years of pandemic panic showed how fear can be used to limit fundamental freedoms we often take for granted. We teeter on the brink of World War 3 with looming threats of nuclear annihilation hanging over us. A plethora of problems weigh heavy on many minds as many more choose not to pay attention. It is hard to hear so much bad news or even know what is true. Now is not a time to panic, blame, or ignore reality. This is a time to start thinking about how we can make the best of our situation. Do not be discouraged or feel overwhelmed. We were made for this time, each of us with special talents that can help change our world for the better. A determined few working together for the greater good can create a new normal that promotes peace, prosperity, and liberty for all.
Politics has become so divisive that many voters are looking for a better option that promotes unity more than anger and reason over rhetoric. I lean left on some issues and right on others just like most Americans in the middle majority who feel unrepresented. There is a way we can represent ourselves.
Please resist offense while keeping an open heart and mind as you think about possible solutions that can be improved upon with your help. We have the power to do almost anything when enough independent thinkers work together where we can find common ground. Considering different points of view is the best way to come up with solutions most reasonable people can support. We don’t have to agree on everything. A wise Captain I fished with shared this quote that has stuck with me. “When everybody thinks alike, nobody thinks.”
Please do not take this book as a claim to have all the answers or to be smarter than you. I simply feel a responsibility to share some of what has been learned from working as a self-funded fishery advocate and being one of the last independent commercial fishermen. This experience provides unique insight into how and why things are happening the way they are, along with a reason to offer practical solutions that benefit everyone. Most problems can be solved with more freedom better than with liberty-limiting laws. Choosing liberty requires tolerance, forgiveness, critical thinking, and personal responsibility. Our individual liberties naturally sustain our collective freedom.
Question everything and trust your natural instincts.
Time is one of the most valuable things we have. The ability to spend our time as we wish is a key component of freedom. Thank you for spending some of your time reading about this fisherman’s freedom philosophy. Hopefully, you find it to be a worthy investment that entertains and inspires.
This is a book I have thought about writing for a while. Several drafts were started, but the timing never felt right. Something called the Normalcy Bias is a natural feeling that things will stay about the same without getting much worse. That feeling made me think there was no rush. It is time to finish in the spring of 2023 when things are getting strange enough that many feel the bias fading as concern for our future grows.
Years of pandemic panic showed how fear can be used to limit fundamental freedoms we often take for granted. We teeter on the brink of World War 3 with looming threats of nuclear annihilation hanging over us. A plethora of problems weigh heavy on many minds as many more choose not to pay attention. It is hard to hear so much bad news or even know what is true. Now is not a time to panic, blame, or ignore reality. This is a time to start thinking about how we can make the best of our situation. Do not be discouraged or feel overwhelmed. We were made for this time, each of us with special talents that can help change our world for the better. A determined few working together for the greater good can create a new normal that promotes peace, prosperity, and liberty for all.
Politics has become so divisive that many voters are looking for a better option that promotes unity more than anger and reason over rhetoric. I lean left on some issues and right on others just like most Americans in the middle majority who feel unrepresented. There is a way we can represent ourselves.
Please resist offense while keeping an open heart and mind as you think about possible solutions that can be improved upon with your help. We have the power to do almost anything when enough independent thinkers work together where we can find common ground. Considering different points of view is the best way to come up with solutions most reasonable people can support. We don’t have to agree on everything. A wise Captain I fished with shared this quote that has stuck with me. “When everybody thinks alike, nobody thinks.”
Please do not take this book as a claim to have all the answers or to be smarter than you. I simply feel a responsibility to share some of what has been learned from working as a self-funded fishery advocate and being one of the last independent commercial fishermen. This experience provides unique insight into how and why things are happening the way they are, along with a reason to offer practical solutions that benefit everyone. Most problems can be solved with more freedom better than with liberty-limiting laws. Choosing liberty requires tolerance, forgiveness, critical thinking, and personal responsibility. Our individual liberties naturally sustain our collective freedom.
Question everything and trust your natural instincts.