Curiosity Chronicle

The Trap of Success (& How to Escape It)


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I have a close friend—we'll call him Ben.


Ben is very successful. He's in his 30s, sold a company for $100 million, and earns over $10 million per year in his current role.


I was recently out on a walk with Ben when he admitted something interesting:

He hates his current job. He finds no fulfillment in the work and dreams of leaving to start something new. Something that would bring him alive again.


So, naturally, I told him to quit. I mean, he has enough money for many, many lifetimes, and that affords him the freedom to do so.


My logic was basically ​this classic​ from Bobby Axelrod on Billions:

"What's the point of having f*ck you money if you never say f*ck you?"

Well, as it turns out, he can't quit. He's trapped. Perhaps not in a literal sense, but in an even more damning psychological one.


Today, I want to talk about this fascinating trap, how success and freedom can find themselves at odds, and how to design your life to avoid that fate...


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Curiosity ChronicleBy Sahil Bloom

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