I look at the Swedes / Scandinavians and my god they impress me. They are so chilled, have time to be fit, play and party yet find the niche they are so good at. They take more time than an average Asian probably to be tech savvy and be glued to things online, but when they do, they excel at it I think. The programmers are great minds, the business developers think international and they do not have inhibitions in sticking their neck out and trying new things. They have no problem even if it has not been proven too much, and the best thing is there is no age barrier in their minds. There are people who are nearing 50 but still have no problems in trying out something new and starting from the scratch. May be the social / welfare system is turned to the positive side of things for these dudes, but I think its great lifestyle. And more so, they conjure up enough “offline skills” too, from repairing the boats, fishing, learning to build those houses, repairing the clogs in the pipe… they are much more rounded and diverse. So for me, I plan to continue doing things online, but also start spending more time offline and learning new hand skills. Let us see how it goes.