redefining success

He suggests we need to fundamentally reconsider what we’re measuring. It’s not about simply rejecting productivity gains but capturing them “as genuine improvements to human flourishing instead of feeding them back into an endless cycle of escalation”. This might mean measuring ‘time affluence over output volume’ – free time as a success metric –... See more

I’ve concluded that the metric by which God will assess my life isn’t dollars but the individual people whose lives I’ve touched. I think that’s the way it will work for us all. Don’t worry about the level of individual prominence you have achieved; worry about the individuals you have helped become better people. This is my final recommendation:

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I also received positive feedback from my clients, who said that their time with me was the most impactful part of their week! This hit my north star metric: insights per minute.

“Modern luxury is the ability to think clearly, sleep deeply, move slowly, and live quietly in a world designed to prevent all four.”

I don’t care if I’m popular, I’m just going to do this. I’m a lifer in this. I’m going to do this forever.

Kevin Kelly has this great idea that you need your own distinct definition of success. For me, success would be cultivating a very specific reputation. I'd like my reputation to be "talk to that guy and you'll leave energized, thinking about something new. Good things will happen, and it'll generally cost you nothing."

Defining time well spent for yourself is one of the most important tasks of going day to day in this life.