recovering economist
The things we want most in life are an illusion.
All the things we want.
All the things we think that will make us happy.
The money, the leisure, the glamor.
The pernicious part of it is that I think, on some level, we all know this to be true.
A bigger house, a nicer car, eating out more, a vacation a little farther away.
We need relationships.
“I think the things we want most in life, the things we think will set us free, are not the things we need.”
Incremental investments over time can lead to something huge.
Reminds me of what I learned reading Mastery.
We have to remember that the secret to it all is not anything exciting.
At the same time, however, there can be overwhelming comfort in that fact.
P.T. Barnum, 50 Cent, and Robert Greene agree.
“We’re convinced you can do almost anything if you are willing to clarify your commitments and make incremental investments over time to achieve them. Little daily decisions and course corrections are the story of our lives—that’s why they matter.”