The city's walkable density keeps you productive and locked into momentum, while the countryside offers peace but isolates you from the people and energy ambitious projects need. Davey Fogarty ran a $500 million hoodie brand, left for rural quiet, felt disconnected, and came back to the city.
I used to be a big hater of New York City, and I still don't love it here, but being in an area where you don't have to get in a car and drive 15 minutes to go get food or go to the gym or go do this stuff, where you can literally just walk outside and there's plethora of options right there, really gives you the ability to lock more in. And I like being locked in. I like being productive. I like, you know, actually moving the needle as much as I can every single day. And so if being in a city like this means that I get to do that, maybe that's the move. I don't know, just some random thoughts I have on here. I do like nature a lot, and I do like the peace it gives me, but when you're trying to build something crazy and have connections and be around people, sometimes you don't have to isolate yourself. Like, isolating yourself is not actually the move. I don't know him personally or anything, but I know Davey Fogarty Nathan Miller, the guy who ran that $500 million hoodie brand or something like that. Interesting dude, but he said it himself, he moved out to the countryside, isolated himself, you know, like obviously super nice spot and everything, but he did not feel connected. He didn't feel good. And so he ended up moving back to be surrounded by people who are doing what he's doing. So lesson in that.
