Limits | Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA | Jun 2007

Is there a relationship between independence of thought and independence of location?

Lisi had got his Ph.D. from the University of California at San Diego, completing his dissertation on the mathematics of the movement of water over a swimming dolphin’s skin, and then, at thirty-one, dropped out of academia and nearly out of society.

For almost a decade, Lisi moved on no fixed schedule between Maui, where he likes to surf, and the mountains of the West, where he snowboards. …

“I am forty years old and most of my net worth is in snowboards and surfboards, and that’s kind of weird,” Lisi said. (link)

More on Lisi: Has A Surfer/Snowboarder Who Lives In A Van Rewritten Physics? Maybe.

Whether you believe him or not, you have to give Lisi credit for following his passions in life and work. I only hope the academic establishment doesn’t reject him out of hand: we’ve done that before.

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Somewhat related: Location Independent Living