The Tension Between Success And Happiness - Paul Millerd - #460
Paul Millerd is a strategy consultant, author and a podcaster. The old stories we were told about success and happiness no longer apply. We don't have to wear a suit or go to an office or have job for life. But do we even need success? Is there a...
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Summary
Paul Millerd is a strategy consultant, author and a podcaster.
The old stories we were told about success and happiness no longer apply. We don't have to wear a suit or go to an office or have job for life. But do we even need success? Is there a simpler route to being happy? Paul has spent the last 5 years trying to find out.
Expect to learn why the road between success and happiness might have a shortcut, how optimising for freedom gave Paul everything he wanted from his life, what the ancient Greek word for leisure tells us about the modern world, why following a "default path" is dangerous, why unplanning your work day might make you happier and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:40) Happiness vs Success
(09:17) Happiness via Financial Independence
(13:47) The Anti-work Movement
(28:43) Exposing the Pathless Path
(34:52) The Limits of Ambition
(41:55) Meaningful Work
(51:55) Growth in Incremental Changes
(1:00:00) The Price of Success
(1:08:46) Where to Find Paul
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