Sublime

I believe, is that we think about and are taught about money in ways that are too much like physics (with rules and laws) and not enough like psychology (with emotions and nuance).

I highly recommend reading the essay “1,000 True Fans” by Kevin Kelly, where he explains how you really don’t need millions of readers in order to make an amazing living as a writer. Instead, if you can get 1,000 true fans (who spend at least $100 per year buying and supporting everything you put out into the world), you can earn yourself $100,000

motivation

I’d missed, like the long pinky nail. “It’s a way of signaling wealth and status, because you can’t grow out your long pinky nail if you’re doing manual labor,” he explains. “You’ll notice a decent number of long pinky nails here—and that tells you the guy is here to gamble.” I just shake my head in disbelief.

be the most specific writer in your chosen category.

human tastemakers,

Oliver Burkeman is the author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking, and for many years wrote a popular weekly column on psychology for the Guardian, ‘This Column Will Change Your Life’. His work has also appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Psychologies and New Philosopher.

But in our daily lives, when we do things over and over and over, maybe there are categories for which we should increase the pain of paying. Buying lunch, grabbing trashy magazines at the supermarket checkout, getting a pricey smoothie after working out—these are things we can reconsider without ruining a priceless moment.