How to create and sustain a life of freedom and happiness that you don't want to retire from. Topics covered include: Show Notes Politics by Aristotle How Much is Enough? Money and the Good Life by Robert Skidelsky and Edward Skidelsky—Penguin Random House Cormac McCarthy Had a Remarkable Literary Career. It Could Never Happen Now. by Dan Sinykin—The New York Times Soloing: Realizing Your Life's Ambition by Harriet Rubin—HarperCollins Saving Time: Discovering a Life … [Read more...]
331: Why Do We Work So Much?
How to structure employment so workers are more creative, productive, and happier. Topics covered include: What percentage of employees work at home due to the pandemicHow many hours per week do men and women work in both paid employment and unpaid caregivingHow workers have been allocating the time saved by not commutingWhy the economy would still prosper if we worked only four hours per dayWhat is the cult of efficiencyWhat is the difference between leisure and amusementWhy employers … [Read more...]
164: Optionality—When To Keep Your Options Open and When To Commit
How to use the asymmetric payoff of options, trial and error, and commitments to better yourself financially and in other areas of your life. In this episode you’ll learn: Show Notes Story of Thales of Miletus by Aristotle in Politics Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder - Nassim Nicholas Taleb The Wisdom of Finance: Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return by Mihir Desai Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street by Herman … [Read more...]
