In light of the "To hell with getting rich, I just need to own my time" threads around here I give you the following: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/03/08/money-wealth-happiness-study/ I don't like citing WAPO, but I'm familiar with these scientists so I feel I can post this. The...

Have a story where real financial freedom and abundance brought you joy and happiness? Share your story here. If you don't have a story, I will share many from my life. These are stories where having real financial wealth had a direct and meaningful impact on your happiness and/or lowered...

Hi everyone, I came across MJ books and this forum thanks to a dear friend that recommended me “Unscripted”. I devoured it in a couple of days. Then I read TMF and I’m now reading The Great Rat Race Escape. These books blown my mind: I finally understand my inner discomfort about 9-5...

I am pondering on one of the things MJ Demarco has wrote in TMF, responsibility and accountability. As we get aware of the scripted system and we decide to go unscripted, at that point, we become responsible for chosing to remain scripted or go immediately unscripted and we will be accountable...

Here are notes on things that aren't obvious but will change the way you think about life. An eclectic collection. Your habits are what drives your mood, and mood is a filter through which you experience life. Happiness is not some fantom state of joy, it is how your mood filters experiences...

If you want to know how to be happier, continue reading… If you want to know why your brain is design to keep you from being happy, continue reading… Here’s the thing that we don’t learn in school… At least I didn’t learn this… My parents didn’t teach it to me either… Happiness is a...

There are countless studies explaining why gratitude works and how it impacts positively our well-being. A couple of weeks ago I started with my girlfriend daily "say 5 things you're grateful for" practice and it's been helpful to slowly learn to focus more on the good aspects of life instead...

Hi, My name is Branko, I am 25. I am currently living in the Netherlands. I moved here with my girlfriend because she is studying for her masters degree. Back where I am from I finished my mechanical engineering degree. Currently I work here in the Netherlands in a small/medium sized company of...

All that matters in life is that we are happy with it. After all, who did we build big businesses, amass fortunes, and live so extravagantly for in the first place? If it was for others, our own happiness was never pursued. If we happen to be content, it is only out of circumstance and not out...

Sometimes in life you don't realize how far you've come until you stop and look back. I'm currently in a small beach town in Brazil, as a part of a 3 month trip to South America. I wake up with no alarm clock..and start the day with my morning routine that takes about 2 hours. Afterwards I...

** PLEASE IGNORE ALL MY PREVIOUS POSTS ** I want to start off with that. It was all stuff that came in to my mind and I thought 'oh, I can make money that way'. I finally realize the main goal should not be money. It's a 'reward' for delivering help to the needed. I'm 24, no job and living at...

I recently came across this talk & it affected me pretty deeply. I feel like many of us have this "I am not enough" mindset deep down in their unconscious, and I think it can be either a driving factor for growth or the thing that limits their life severely. What do I mean by this? Either...

I've been thinking (and researching) about comfort zones and how they can hinder your ability to grow as a person. There is also evidence that your business can stall/suffer if you stay in the comfort zone too long. My research is starting to convince me that pushing yourself and your business...

MODERATOR EDIT: Original Video Here: Found this on FB today, really good short vid about the Scripted life, I couldn't help but to think about MJ's Books, specially Unscripted (reading it now) as I was watching it. Click on "Law Of Effection" to view it. Happy thanksgiving everyone...

I'm happy in a way! I've got a girlfriend, friends, good relationship with my family and a fulltime job. If people ask me what I do besides my job that's the moment I start feeling uncomfortable. 'Yeah uhm playing videogames sometimes, watch some Netflix, hang out with friends'. Sometimes I do...

Been saying it for years, but the reasoned argument never can make it beyond the noise of the Mainstream Media who wants you to be a compliant and mindless drone who accepts the 9-to-5, Just-Over-Broke paradigm. I'm only upset that I wasn't asked to contribute...

Love this: My tips for happiness in 2018 | Virgin

So a few days ago we recieved a package at our home. My mom told me it was for dad. Guess what it was? A drone My dad finally bought a drone. I've been "discussing" this with him for a month. I tried to help him find a drone which suits his needs. But it was a pain in the a$$ for him...

Did you miss me, huh? I sure missed all of you! Remember that post I did about how I was over the depression, and well on my way to the Fastlane? Yeah, me too. It turns out that it takes a lot longer than anticipated, especially with hidden health issues underlying the whole thing. Ugh. Sorry...

I am going to start and end this thread with the same question. How has philosophy helped you? Not long ago, my college-old interest in philosophy had been rekindled. With a specific focus on Stoicism. This occurred about the same time I started becoming interested in entrepreneurship. Was this...