The Cost of Apathy. - Young Money by Jack Raines
If you dream of never having to work ever again, kill that desire right now. This is not the real you. You're in a scarcity driven phase of your life that's falsely making you want to check out. Temporary financial struggle, lack of purpose, goals that don't actually speak to you
It's tricking your brain into thinking that your end game is survival.... See more
It's tricking your brain into thinking that your end game is survival.... See more
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Perhaps this is why our society has been so stagnant and uncreative in some ways for the past 50 years. We chose the path of comfort, certainty, measurable progress, and indeterminate hedging of bets. In our cowardice, we turned away from the uncertain leaps of faith of collective struggle after fatal ends that would have demanded us to truly live.
Palladium • Quit Your Job
Here are some thoughts that I have about this game:
- Spending all of your time doing stuff that you don't like because you think more money or more prestige down the road will be worth it only guarantees that you spend all of your time doing things that you don't like.
- Being good at what you are supposed to do is overrated.
- There is a 1:1 correlation b
Jack Raines • The Opportunity Cost of Everything
Lived well below their means Prioritized financial independence over high social status Allocated time, energy, and money efficiently in ways conducive to building
Scott Stein • The Thought Leaders Practice: Do work you love with people you like the way you want
The modern motivation for practicing frugality might be summed up in one word: escapism. Don’t be a cog in the machine. Escape the nine-to-five grind. Retire early. Hack life. Tune in, save up, and check out. But we need to be running to something, not just from something. Having a void in your life in which you wake up every morning with no struct
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