What would you be doing if money wasnât an issue? Why arenât you doing this now?
Everyone has a number where theyâd be financially âfreeâ.
- The gap between this number and your current wealth is your money problem.
Most people would quit if they had $100K+ to cover their next 1-2 years.
Many people need $10K or less to start their passion project.
Too many of the worldâs smartest people are stuck running a money-maximizing function.
In the 1990s, it was Goldman Sachs. Now itâs Facebook.
- âThe best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads.â â Jeff Hammerbacher
We wanted to feed the world. Instead we got free two-day shipping.
- Humans inflated their definition of ânecessitiesâ faster than their incomes.
- Now weâre even less likely to get leisure and retirement than our grandparents.
- âOne of the most valuable things you can do with your time and with your lifeâ is to raise othersâ aspirations. â Tyler Cowen