30 on 30
Exploring the meaning of life when turning 30
30 on 30
#12 Prototyping life shifts
People falsely look at life as all-or-nothing leaps. This is because people tell the story this way and we seek evidence for it. We listen for what we want to hear. Yet if you dig deeper, most people prototype major changes in subtle, slow ways.
People falsely look at life as all-or-nothing leaps. This is because people tell the story this way and we seek evidence for it. We listen for what we want to hear. Yet if you dig deeper, most people prototype major changes in subtle, slow ways.
Paul Millerd • Tweet
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“‘As you step into your 30s, let me share a piece of advice: this decade is your time for true reflection. You’ll face the outcomes of choices you made when you were younger, affecting everything from your relationships and career to friendships.” -Ali Abdal newsletter
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“You have to be willing to be nobody to have a chance to be who you want to be.”
Anu Atluru • Status Limbo | Theory No. 27
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Confucius says you have two lives, and the second one begins when you realize you only have one. When and how did your second life begin?
Tim Ferriss • The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
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Growing up, I thought making $100,000 a year made someone rich. When I made that amount for the first time at 27, I felt like I had more than I could ever need. Yet I opted into an identity that didn’t accept such complacency. Everyone around me was always moving forward towards the next achievement.
Paul Millerd • The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story For Work and Life
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At some point getting what you want is within reach with enough resources and will. The harder thing is to know what is worth wanting
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#29 We want to be useful
Most people want to contribute. Even in nomad hubs where people could easily stop working forever, I find most people do things to help others, create, etc.. Realizing this can help you realize how important it is to search for the "real work"
Most people want to contribute. Even in nomad hubs where people could easily stop working forever, I find most people do things to help others, create, etc.. Realizing this can help you realize how important it is to search for the "real work"
Paul Millerd • Tweet
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It’s people we care about most, not things. If you can identify how much significance you place on something merely because of someone else’s relationship to it, you can begin to free yourself from its hold.
Aeon • How to Know What You Really Want | Psyche Guides
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“If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it's not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That's why it's your path.”
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Joseph Campbell
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Joseph Campbell
A quote by Joseph Campbell
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