Idiots are envious of their friends. I pray that mine are successful.
Hi, friends š
Iām curious how will you all spend this summer. For those who feel like sharing, I remind you that if you reply to these emails, I get your response right in my inbox.šÆ Why youāre boring and who is interesting
The interesting person isn't someone to whom obviously and outwardly interesting things have happened: someone who's travelled the world, met important dignitaries or been present at large geopolitical events.Nor is it someone who speaks in learned terms about the weighty themes of culture, history or science.
Thatās someone who's grown into an attentive, self-aware listener and a reliable, honest correspondent of the tremors of their mind and heart and who can thereby give us faithful accounts of the pathos, drama and strangeness of being alive.1
š§ Songs I had on repeat this week
(no music videos this week, just put your headphones on and close your eyes)
šø What you should do with your time and your career
At any time, one can- work and āliquidateā the value of his time,
- or study, get skilled, and grow the value of his time.
At every job you should either learn or earn. Either is fine. Both is best. But if it's neither, quit.ā Garry TanThe only way to make a ton of money (and eventually retire early) is to keep investing your time (and money) into growing its value (for the long term) rather than āliquidatingā its current value (for the short term).
But if you, letās say, desire to travel and go on adventures, you donāt want to wait until youāre retired, letās say even at age 30, to start doing what you desire to do.2
Even if you keep investing and investing your time for the long-term, the short term is important too. You donāt want your present to be crap and you donāt want to trade your health for money, of course.3
Also, we donāt go to work just for the money.4
You want to invest your time to grow its value while also having fun and falling in love and doing the things you like and desire the most.
Job satisfaction and relationships, in the end, are more satisfying than just earning a ton of money working from a tropical location, though that may feel good too, but probably only in the short term.5
š¦ Quote of the weeks
Idiots are envious of their friends. I pray that mine are successful.ā Dwayne Douglas Johnson