Picking a path in life is not about being right. In fact, I think trying to be right is a trap. I think the best way is always to embrace the sadnes… - Paul Millerd

I've come to a point where I'd rather fail as a writer than succeed as a lawyer, and I need to try and fail or try and succeed, but I need to do it.

trying to hit escape velocity via financial leverage asap is probably a mistake for most people

mostly because doing so often undermines the process of preparing for the freedom you're buying and the art of exercising it

We like to think that once we “make it” we can finally be ourselves, but based on who the companies selected, it was clear that the longer people stay at a company, the higher odds that they would become what the company wanted. I realized I didn’t want that to happen to me.