Internal Validation
…..No amount of external validation can solve a lack of internal validation. It is why the relationship between extreme success and happiness is so fascinating.… Read More »Internal Validation
The Internet Retirement Police
Mr. Money Mustache vs. the Internet Retirement Police “He’s not really Retired.” “It says right in the blog that he does construction work. Also he… Read More »The Internet Retirement Police
Neokayfabe
It is starting to seem like the best way to interpret social media posts from President-elect Donald Trump is through the lens of professional wrestling.… Read More »Neokayfabe
The ultimate success metric is
The ultimate success metric is whether you get what you want out of life. But that’s harder than it sounds because it’s easy to try… Read More »The ultimate success metric is
Life as a Multiplayer Game
One way to view work is to frame it as a multiplayer game. Every year, we work our way up to the next level. The… Read More »Life as a Multiplayer Game
Modern “Fitness”
Another great post from “Early Retirement Extreme” that is about life and way more than just retirement: What’s with the quotation marks? Let me begin… Read More »Modern “Fitness”
Offensive Books
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Stay on the Bus
There’s a lovely passage from Finnish photographer Arno Rafael Minkkinen in Oliver Burkeman’s “Four Thousand Weeks.” He is describing the Helsinki bus station to students… Read More »Stay on the Bus
Men without college degrees aren’t doing well
NPR December 6, 202411:54 AM ET By Darian Woods, Wailin Wong, Corey Bridges, Kate Concannon Many men in America don’t feel like they’re doing as… Read More »Men without college degrees aren’t doing well
What retirement is and what it means to me
It is important to realize that world views between different generations are different. This is a cause for endless confusion when discussing something like retirement… Read More »What retirement is and what it means to me