Why Don't We Do What We Want?
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Why Don't We Do What We Want?
I seek money, because some part of me knows that with it I can buy things and do things that will deliver feelings of joy, security, wonder, or freedom. I want those feelings and so I often think it is actually the money that I want.
David Cain • What you want is never a thing
Our preoccupation with money feels highly respectable, but its true cause is poignant and unexpected: we keep wanting more money because we haven’t yet identified a passion that matters enough to us that it replaces money-making in our minds.
The School of Life • A Simpler Life: A guide to greater serenity, ease and clarity
two paths: the money path and the life path . The money path is the belief that “one day when I sort this out I’ll get to do what I want.” Suffer now for a future payoff. The alternative is something he calls the “life path.” This is the idea that you can “do what you love and the more you follow it you will have your needs met with and without mon... See more
Paul Millerd • Leaving Money on The Table | #250
Do we want to follow the glittering allure of money and