Greg Lumpkin

“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.”
― Morgan Housel, 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.”
― Josh Misner, 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.”
― Morgan Housel, 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.”
― Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money