On July 16, 2009 I gave a presentation at http://igniteboise.com/. These are the slides from the presentation titled: Why we all don’t live on the Beach - How Social norms prohibit us from going on more adventures

1. Why we all don’t live on the Beach - How Social norms prohibit us from going on more adventures Rich Taylor rqtaylor @gmail.com, on twitter or anywhere else on the web

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9. We are moving to Puerto Rico... Did your Job transfer you? What are you going to do there? What's your wife going to do while you work? Aren't you in School? Didn't you just build a house? What will you do with your house while you're gone? Rich Taylor @rqtaylor

10. more reactions... So are you dropping out of college? Aren't you going to get bored? Why? Don't they speak Spanish there? Are you quiting your job? Rich Taylor @rqtaylor

11. Puerto Rico I worked Learned how to Surf Rain Forest Beach Beach Beach Snorkeling Waterfalls Swimming Caribbean Cruise Sunsets, Awesome Sunsets Whale Watching Fishing Pinchos Seafood Jennette got accepted to Grad School Jennette got Tan Reading (on the Beach) Bought a Car Sold a Car Hiking Sea Turtles Volunteered (Surfrider) Made Friends Scratched my Cornea Barracuda Visitors from the Mainland Barbados Antigua Dominica St Kitts St Marten St Thomas Rich Taylor @rqtaylor

12. Back to the Mainland Rich Taylor @rqtaylor

13. Family 2.5 kids Minivan / SUV mom dad brother(s) marriage girlfriend/boyfriend sister(s) friends settle down Rich Taylor @rqtaylor

14. Work Dress Code Suit / Tie 9 - 5 Office / Cubicle Dead End? Rich Taylor @rqtaylor

15. Baggage Mortgage Consumer Debt Education Rich Taylor @rqtaylor

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17. Selfish Lazy Irresponsible Rich Taylor @rqtaylor

19. What's your adventure? Rich Taylor @rqtaylor

20. [email_address] Turn it off, Turn the radio off Try thinking for yourself for once in your life. - Reel Big Fish Did you improve on a design? Did you do something new? - Lupe Fiasco