I had a great ‘ah-ha’ moment last week.
I was listening to an interview on the Tim Ferriss podcast between Tim and Mr Money Moustache (a.k.a Pete Adeney). For those that don’t know, Mr Money Moustache is a pioneer of the F.I.R.E movement (financial independence, retire early). On his blog he deconstructs the numbers behind creating a passive income and living within your means so you can retire early.
Anyway, during the interview, Pete said something that really made my ears prick up: "Happiness is not that much affected by adding positives to your life, it’s mostly accomplished by removing a negative."
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PMP #192: Subtract to find happiness

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