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Welcome to life after the daily grind
I have recently escaped the rat race, where my days were filled with email, politics and pointless meetings. This blog documents my thoughts and activities post daily grind. It’s partly FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) and partly me writing about anything I find interesting. If you enjoy what I write, sign up for my email or drop by once a month to see what’s new.
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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation
The meaning of Thoreau's quote 'The mass of men lead li...
How to answer “who am I?”
How do you describe yourself? When put on the spot, how...
Living without purpose
Nothing makes you feel more alive than when you’re tryi...
Some people are so poor all they have is money
Some people are so poor all they have is money is a quo...
Overdoing delayed gratification
There's a well known psychological experiment that's of...
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Feeling good vs feeling happy
What's the difference between feeling good and feeling happy? I believe there's a distinct difference between the two that's worth knowing ... Read More
The domestication of humans: has domestication made us happy?
Just like our pets, humans have been domesticated but has our domestication made us happier? ... Read More
Goodhart’s law explains why so many people aren’t happy
Goodhart's law is often used in business but also applies to life: when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure ... Read More
The purpose of life: survive and reproduce
Why do you do the things you do or what's the purpose of life? This has a simple answer: the purpose of life is to survive and reproduce ... Read More
Is being rich worth it?
Why do so many people want to be rich? Do rich people have a better life? Is being rich really worth it? ... Read More
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Living without purpose
Nothing makes you feel more alive than when you’re trying to stay alive.
I can only imagine what it was like living as a hunter gather. One thing I’m sure of is that it was more interesting than the drudgery of 9-5 ... Read More
Opposite thinking
In an effort to combat linear thinking, there's a technique that sounds like it was inspired by George Costanza's philosophy called opposite thinking (or reverse thinking) ... Read More
Overdoing delayed gratification
There's a well known psychological experiment that's often cited in books about delayed gratification. The experiment offered children a choice of eating a marshmallow now or waiting and receiving double the reward later. ... Read More
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