Vikram Mekala

The chase itself is what gives life meaning, not the destination

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Kurt Vonnegut tells his wife he's going out to buy an envelope_

"Oh, she says, well, you're not a poor man. You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope. I... See more

There will always be someone with more - more money, more recognition, more certainty, more of whatever you’ve decided counts as winning. Being ahead, either materially or psychologically, is a slippery slope to a mindset of never enough.

When men are face to face with each other, that’s quite a threatening position. Now, if I tell you this, you won’t be able to unsee it. If you want to communicate with young men, go fishing, go for a drive, go for a hike

Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free

The challenge lies in distinguishing between solutions that buy time for deeper work and those that actively prevent it. I’m keen to read Sanchez-Gomez’ second part (yet to be published), where he promises a way to navigate that tension

time spent outside vs inside

- time spent active vs sedentary

- time spent creating vs consuming

- time spent focused vs distracted