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If you feel like you have to hike a certain number of miles, that’s a form of mental pressure. I get enough of that in my day job; I’m looking to this hike for respite from mental pressure.
“while we can see how much money other people spend on cars, homes, clothes, and vacations, we don’t get to see their goals, worries, and aspirations. A young lawyer aiming to be a partner at a prestigious law firm might need to maintain an appearance that I, a writer who can work in sweatpants, have no need for. But when his purchases set my own expectations, I’m wandering down a path of potential disappointment because I’m spending the money without the career boost he’s getting. We might not even have different styles. We’re just playing a different game.”
― The Psychology of Money
― The Psychology of Money
“spending regular time alone (and bored!) is a step toward greater self-awareness, which develops empathy, compassion, understanding, and promotes connection with others. Being alone and bored allows us to process, dissect, and analyze the thoughts that we’ve been shoving to the side rather than confronting.”
― Put the F**king Phone Down: Life. Can't Wait.
― Put the F**king Phone Down: Life. Can't Wait.
“People with enduring personal finance success—not necessarily those with high incomes—tend to have a propensity to not give a damn what others think about them.”
― The Psychology of Money
― The Psychology of Money
“At every stage of our lives we make decisions that will profoundly influence the lives of the people we’re going to become, and then when we become those people, we’re not always thrilled with the decisions we made.”
― The Psychology of Money
― The Psychology of Money
“History is littered with good ideas taken too far, which are indistinguishable from bad ideas.”
― The Psychology of Money
― The Psychology of Money
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