The Key to Enjoying a Rewarding Life is Shared Experiences EP 112
Noel Gallager said, "I don't live to work; I work to live." I first heard this expression when I was living in Spain, and a Spanish friend told me that, "you Americans live to work, while we Spaniards work to live." As I look back, I should have listened closer to my friend's wise words because they are the keys to living a rewarding life. In this episode, I discuss the story of Kai-Fu Lee and the experiences of Australian author Bronnie Ware. I use these stories to discuss why experiences are the keys to enjoying a rewarding life, not the pursuit of possessions. I describe the scientific benefits of experiences and how you can relate this to your own journey of intentionality. You work to live, not live to work. Work on what brings you happiness. The tools from today's episode ought to be helpful for anyone looking to understand how to create a rewarding life. Our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/passionstruck. Thank you to our sponsors:
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- 0:00 Keys to a Rewarding Life Introduction
- 2:57 Surfshark and Coda
- 5:37 The Story of Kai-Fu Lee
- 8:42 Valuing possessions over shared experiences
- 11:48 Coinbase and Magic Mind
- 14:03 How Bronnie Ware chronicled top deathbed remorse
- 15:11 Why we are far more than the sum of our possessions
- 16:23 Experiences improve our interpersonal relationships
- 17:09 The difference between hedonistic vs eudaimonistic happiness
- 18:19 Having less clutter promotes being happy
- 19:20 Experiences reduce the comparison of oneself with others
- 20:03 Experiences provide better memories
- 20:51 How to experience the most rewarding life possible
- 23:40 Conclusion and Synthesis
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