Time, experiences, and relationships. My priorities have shifted over time. I have everything I need financially and I know comparison is the thief of joy. I’m moving away from the busy/productivity culture and moving towards a productive/time back way of living. I’m seeking out new experiences whether it’s goat yoga or supporting a local coffee house in a rural community 40 miles from my home. My health has always been a priority so healthy living is a lifestyle. I look forward to see how others respond.
Correct. Time, money and health all have outer bounds, there is only so much of each. However, the other three are happening every day of your life from in utero to death. There are an infinite number of paths for each and you can decide moment to moment which path you want to take with each of them. While you can choose to live a healthy lifestyle, there factors you can not control and we all follow the same general path. Time is defined for us so we can not influence it (just what we do with it - gain knowledge, relationships or experiences), and money is just a construct that makes the world go around. Of course we need to have a certain level but most of us have a limit on how much we can get and how useful (happiness cap) it is.
Yes. My experience is that an increase in financial wealth, if one lives within one's means, is helpful in so much as it reduces the negative stress that comes with a lack of money. Reducing negatives is super important because it allows you to think clearer and move through the world on more solid footing. It allows you to show up for friends and family and be present.
But it does not ADD that much happiness. My experience is that if you're a miserable person when you don't have money. You'll probably be miserable once you have money. If you're a joyful person before you have money, you have a good shot of being a joyful person with money.
Love the perspective and thought exercise. It seems contentment is found in developing a balanced portfolio of wealth. An increased emphasis on acquiring tremendous wealth in any one area leads to poverty in others. A portfolio imbalance is usually the root of from which the dissatisfaction and dysfunctions in our lives grow from.
The balanced portfolio approach makes sense to me at this stage of life. Do you think there are different stages of life where it's important / helpful to be imbalanced?
Definitely think there are periods of life when we need to invest more into areas, early career is an example. So I do feel that if the investment can’t be in equal parts at a times of life, but all areas do need some level of consistent investment. Failure to do so will lead to negative long-term impacts in the neglected areas and thus ultimately our complete wealth picture.
Top 3? Reviewing the valuable list I'm drawn to the thought that it takes only a major deficit or loss of ability (hope) to develop the form of wealth in a single area to make all the others worthless. Is there ONE on the list anyone could live without or live with not being free to pursue developing? Not for me.
Time, experiences, and relationships. My priorities have shifted over time. I have everything I need financially and I know comparison is the thief of joy. I’m moving away from the busy/productivity culture and moving towards a productive/time back way of living. I’m seeking out new experiences whether it’s goat yoga or supporting a local coffee house in a rural community 40 miles from my home. My health has always been a priority so healthy living is a lifestyle. I look forward to see how others respond.
It's so refreshing to hear the words: "I have everything I need." That is essential to prioritize time and relationships over money.
Relationships, experiences, time.
In that order?
Knowledge, Relationships, and experiences, because they are all infinite.
What do you mean by infinite? Are there no constraints on these three?
Correct. Time, money and health all have outer bounds, there is only so much of each. However, the other three are happening every day of your life from in utero to death. There are an infinite number of paths for each and you can decide moment to moment which path you want to take with each of them. While you can choose to live a healthy lifestyle, there factors you can not control and we all follow the same general path. Time is defined for us so we can not influence it (just what we do with it - gain knowledge, relationships or experiences), and money is just a construct that makes the world go around. Of course we need to have a certain level but most of us have a limit on how much we can get and how useful (happiness cap) it is.
Yes. My experience is that an increase in financial wealth, if one lives within one's means, is helpful in so much as it reduces the negative stress that comes with a lack of money. Reducing negatives is super important because it allows you to think clearer and move through the world on more solid footing. It allows you to show up for friends and family and be present.
But it does not ADD that much happiness. My experience is that if you're a miserable person when you don't have money. You'll probably be miserable once you have money. If you're a joyful person before you have money, you have a good shot of being a joyful person with money.
Love the perspective and thought exercise. It seems contentment is found in developing a balanced portfolio of wealth. An increased emphasis on acquiring tremendous wealth in any one area leads to poverty in others. A portfolio imbalance is usually the root of from which the dissatisfaction and dysfunctions in our lives grow from.
The balanced portfolio approach makes sense to me at this stage of life. Do you think there are different stages of life where it's important / helpful to be imbalanced?
Definitely think there are periods of life when we need to invest more into areas, early career is an example. So I do feel that if the investment can’t be in equal parts at a times of life, but all areas do need some level of consistent investment. Failure to do so will lead to negative long-term impacts in the neglected areas and thus ultimately our complete wealth picture.
Top 3? Reviewing the valuable list I'm drawn to the thought that it takes only a major deficit or loss of ability (hope) to develop the form of wealth in a single area to make all the others worthless. Is there ONE on the list anyone could live without or live with not being free to pursue developing? Not for me.
Out of those on the list, what are you willing to put at the bottom of the list?
Progeny, Health, Freedom
What do you mean by progeny?
True wealth is experiencing the richness of life.
So, you're an experience person?
I am very much so! Truly I measure my life by the richness of the people I am fortunate to know and the experiences I've had and hope to have!
Time, Health, Relationships
Why is time top for you?
Because everything else exists inside of it. And it's incredibly scarce.
Nice. I like this perspective.
Health, experiences, relationships
Why is health top for you?
Without health, cant experience or build relationships (of course experiences and relationships contribute to health too); all three are connected
Offspring
Oh… kids!