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The Happy Philosopher Visits the ChooseFI Podcast

The Happy Philosopher — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 04:16:52 +0000

Shortly after I was on the Mad Fientist’s podcast, Brad and Jonathan from the Choose FI podcast reached out to me. You see, they also have a podcast exploring aspects of financial independence, and after listening to me and Brandon chat for a bit, they still had questions. They wanted to dive into some of …

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Hanging Out With The Mad Fientist

The Happy Philosopher — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 03:22:59 +0000

He Blinded Me With “Fience” Last spring I found myself at Camp Mustache, a multi-day retreat centered on the ideas of the financial independence blogger Mr. Money Mustache, who writes about financial freedom and other related topics. I wrote about my experience there in this post. While I was drinking my coffee early one …

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Life is a Single Player Game

The Happy Philosopher — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 19:09:08 +0000

Single player game Life is a single player game. You’re born alone. You’re going to die alone. All of your interpretations are alone. All your memories are alone. You’re gone in three generations and no one cares. Before you showed up nobody cared. It’s all single player. Naval Ravikant I stumbled upon this …

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How to be the Happiest Person in the Room

The Happy Philosopher — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 13:54:48 +0000

This blog is about happiness and freedom, and most days I am the happiest person in the room. This was not always the case. For most of us happiness is just a random state that we sometimes find ourselves experiencing, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Happiness is a skill and has …

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Why it is Sometimes Faster to Slow Down

The Happy Philosopher — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 01:19:32 +0000

Hurry Up and Wait Yesterday I was driving. It was a two lane road, a typical fairly high speed state highway just out of town. I heard it first, a low rumbling sound like I imagine a bear makes before ripping a hiker to shreds for trying to get a selfie with its cubs. It …

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A Reflection on the Certainty of Death

The Happy Philosopher — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 03:44:49 +0000

On some subconscious level, nearly everything we think and do is a distraction from the fact we are going to die. We intuitively know this at some point. Like the iPhone, we do not, and are not meant to, last forever. From the moment we exist we begin the process of dying, continuously moving …

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The Power of Creating Art

The Happy Philosopher — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 14:31:32 +0000

The power of creating art only recently entered my mind, as it is something I seemed to unlearn at some point in my development. We are all born with an innate ability and desire to create art. We are drawn to painting, coloring, smashing clay or play-dough. Even as infants we are fascinated by the …

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Pain

The Happy Philosopher — Sun, 06 Mar 2016 22:15:47 +0000

Pain So there I was lying on the cold tile of the bathroom floor reflecting upon my life, wondering if this was the end. I really thought I might be dying. Rational thoughts do not go through the mind in a pre-syncopal state and this was no exception. The pain in my lower back was …

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