That's a bastardized version of what Henry David Thoreau wrote in "Walden".

 A few years back I had planned to visit Walden pond where he sequestered himself for a couple of years on Emerson's property but I found out that the cabin he built for himself had been dismantled and while a replica had been built by local artisans, it wasn't in the original location... well, that and the fact that nobody else who was with me was interested in going half an hour out of our way to see it.  I was trying to simplify, simplify, simplify and instead I found myself at yet another fancy mall browsing overpriced stuff and dining at the Cheesecake factory.  Oh well, at least I found Bitcoin.

 I may have mentioned this before but my favourite Thoreau quote is:

 Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.