Most people don't choose Good Times.
Statistically, most people choose wrong and are experiencing numbness once they have it.
careers choices to maximize income
pursuing degrees to increase skills
making purchases, wearing outfits, and getting titles to signal power
The problem:
All optimize for safety from bad times, not Good Times.
Safe from lacking money.
Safe from overwhelm.
Safe from others interfering.
A...
When big ambitions fail, this works.
8 years ago, during my master’s in International Management, I was introduced to a Japanese principle called Kaizen.
At its core, Kaizen says:Instead of waiting for perfect conditions or chasing total reinvention, improve things step by step using what’s already available.
For a long time, I tried to “flip” my life in big, dramatic ways to create more good times. I pursued radical diets and fit...
Resting without guilt
Do you know those times when you keep pushing yourself through the day or even months?
Doing more. Getting more. Having more.Not because you really want to, but because you just can't see doing nothing as an option.
Our economy is built on constant action.And when enough people live by it, it becomes a powerful stream that quietly pulls us along.
In that stream, “rest” often feels like a prob...
The Good Time Letter
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