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Episode 3701:
The Mad Fientist explains why reaching his financial independence number left him no happier than the day before, and how chasing it in isolation made him miserable. Drawing on Nassim Nicholas Taleb's idea that happiness is best pursued as a negative, he argues that the real payoff of financial independence is the power to subtract whatever makes you unhappy. The journey, not the finish line, is where the value is.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.madfientist.com/happiness-through-subtraction/ (https://www.madfientist.com/happiness-through-subtraction/)
Quotes to ponder:
"Financial independence isn't the answer to all your problems and it won't be the source of all your happiness."
"Having money in the bank allows you to say goodbye to all the things that make you unhappier."
"A big number in the bank is relatively meaningless but using that money to remove the things from your life that make you unhappy is priceless."
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