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    1. David Perell‏ @david_perell Feb 17

      The biggest pattern I’m seeing with friends right now is watching them achieve everything they’ve wanted to achieve, only to realize that career success isn’t the dream they were promised

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg Feb 18
      Replying to @david_perell

      One of the things you learn when you get rich is which problems can be fixed with money. Before that, you tend to lump them all together.

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        2. Lou  ☁️  👨‍💻 🏋️‍♂️ 🎸 🚴🏻‍♂️ 🏍‏ @loujaybee Feb 18
          Replying to @paulg @david_perell

          Counter-intuitively it seems then that the lesson is only then learned by getting rich? So we shouldn't dissuade people from making this mistake / taking the route, but accelerate them to their own enlightenment? 😁

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        3. GABRIEL HORVAT‏ @gabe_horvat Feb 18
          Replying to @loujaybee @paulg @david_perell

          This is what I’m inferring too. Get rich first so you can figure out what really makes you happy long-term. Also extremely difficult to be happy/fulfilled if poor IMO

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        1. Chris Hladczuk‏ @chrishlad Feb 18
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          Happiness must be learned.https://twitter.com/chrishlad/status/1361813073519128577 …

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          Chris Hladczuk @chrishlad
          FRAMEWORK 3: Rich Before Happy Money removes things that could get in the way of happiness. But it doesn't MAKE YOU HAPPY. People who make money are usually high-stress, hard-working, competitors. You can't just turn it off. This is why you must learn how to be happy. pic.twitter.com/G9BZ1GZRPj
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        1. Ravi‏ @ravipthakur Feb 18
          Replying to @paulg @david_perell

          Powerful.

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        1. Unfettered Bala  🇺🇸 🇮🇳 🇩🇪 🇪🇸 🇻🇪 🇦🇪‏ @balakachai Feb 18
          Replying to @paulg @david_perell

          You need to get rich first to be able to sort through.

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        1. Fernando‏ @iFernandoCastro Feb 18
          Replying to @paulg @david_perell

          Have you written about that? Thanks 🙏

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        1. Sam Kramer‏ @samjkramer_ Feb 18
          Replying to @paulg @david_perell

          Always worth re-reading this ⬇️ "Today Once My Business Takes Off And I Find A Girlfriend" eventually turns into Today. https://waitbutwhy.com/2013/11/life-is-picture-but-you-live-in-pixel.html …pic.twitter.com/nmETtPBXRv

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        1. Stopa‏ @stopachka Feb 18
          Replying to @paulg @david_perell

          This sounds like a very interesting essay, though I can imagine the reception will be heated.

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        1. adam ♪‏ @adam__jun Apr 10
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          I've tried to figure this out lately - what's the point of being rich - in other words - which problems are in the person's purview to contribute to if their rich vs. if they're not

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