"I've seen it all, all that rat-race stuff, the arms-race stuff, " said Mr. Nye.

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If you are ready to chuck your rat-race career for something in the boondocks, take inspiration from Life 2.0, by FORBES Publisher Rich Karlgaard.

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Like a rat-race commuter, you can get dressed, have breakfast, say goodbye to the goldfish, then march out the door ready to conquer the world.

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But the dot-com rat race is becoming a circus.

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How could I be blind to the daily rat race turning ever more people into leisure-free workaholics just to survive my all-too-attractive British models?

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While Mullen sympathises with those players who face an uncertain future, the beautiful game has, according to the League One boss, become an unsentimental rat race, with clubs scurrying around to cobble together a promotion-winning squad.

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