I always hoped that achieving financial independence would be just a huge relief, but I guess we're not wired to do nothing.
It reminds me of an article I read years ago (don't remember where, sadly) about a woman who retired early and focused on enjoying life, like daily massages and living on a tropical island, but she got depressed because the high caused by the pleasures eventually reset to zero.
She ended up realising she needed struggles to enjoy the pleasurable parts of life by contrast, if I recall correctly
From my observations, it is a huge FINANCIAL relief (for some people, but surprisingly, not always as some people always want more $$$). So it's still a goal worth pursuing.
But the error seems to be putting off life until after enough + assuming enough will solve all problems (not just financial problems).
Yeah I think the second paragraph is what I was finding similar to the story of the woman who chased pleasures, I definitely still want financial freedom and perhaps overrate it, but time will tell
These keep getting better and more interesting, or maybe it's just the accumulative effect. I can't wait to hear what you do to assimilate all this into your own words at the end of the series.
Really enjoy your writing and your insightful points of view. Our job and work makes us feel valued and important. Without work, we lose a big part of identity even though we don't need the pay check any more.
I especially agree with the beginning of this article " do we really know what we want?" We might think we know. When we work, we want freedom, the freedom to do whatever we like at our own pace and desire. However, when you get that freedom, we are at loss. All those things you dream of doing, such as reading, travelling, learning a new language etc. lose its attraction. (I speak for myself)
This is the first article I read in your series. I will continue to read more and hope to find inspiration from your insight.
You're right! Across the board, the experience of freedom is different than what everyone expects. So why do people who don't have it all expect the same thing?!?
This is why I think it's such an interesting subject... that people should really consider the destination they seek.
This article was excellent. I recently had a successful exit from my startup and could relate to almost all of this. Keep ‘em coming, Rick! Learning a ton. Would love to connect with Omar somehow and share out war stories.
I always hoped that achieving financial independence would be just a huge relief, but I guess we're not wired to do nothing.
It reminds me of an article I read years ago (don't remember where, sadly) about a woman who retired early and focused on enjoying life, like daily massages and living on a tropical island, but she got depressed because the high caused by the pleasures eventually reset to zero.
She ended up realising she needed struggles to enjoy the pleasurable parts of life by contrast, if I recall correctly
From my observations, it is a huge FINANCIAL relief (for some people, but surprisingly, not always as some people always want more $$$). So it's still a goal worth pursuing.
But the error seems to be putting off life until after enough + assuming enough will solve all problems (not just financial problems).
Yeah I think the second paragraph is what I was finding similar to the story of the woman who chased pleasures, I definitely still want financial freedom and perhaps overrate it, but time will tell
These keep getting better and more interesting, or maybe it's just the accumulative effect. I can't wait to hear what you do to assimilate all this into your own words at the end of the series.
The next one should be pretty good too 😉
While I did order them in a particular way, I think the bigger thing is that I'm getting better at editing / telling a story around the person.
Thanks as always for the support. I'll try to keep making them better-and-better!
Really enjoy your writing and your insightful points of view. Our job and work makes us feel valued and important. Without work, we lose a big part of identity even though we don't need the pay check any more.
I especially agree with the beginning of this article " do we really know what we want?" We might think we know. When we work, we want freedom, the freedom to do whatever we like at our own pace and desire. However, when you get that freedom, we are at loss. All those things you dream of doing, such as reading, travelling, learning a new language etc. lose its attraction. (I speak for myself)
This is the first article I read in your series. I will continue to read more and hope to find inspiration from your insight.
You're right! Across the board, the experience of freedom is different than what everyone expects. So why do people who don't have it all expect the same thing?!?
This is why I think it's such an interesting subject... that people should really consider the destination they seek.
This article was excellent. I recently had a successful exit from my startup and could relate to almost all of this. Keep ‘em coming, Rick! Learning a ton. Would love to connect with Omar somehow and share out war stories.
Thanks Casey for your support. There's another post-exit founder coming in a few weeks!