A Million Ways to Live
Ever weighed the pros and cons between the get-rich-or-die-trying approach and off-the-grid living?
Have you considered becoming a practicing Stoic but found you can't ignore all the fun Hedonists are having?
Do you want to learn how to minimize regrets like Jeff Bezos, or go full YOLO — just for kicks?
We're exploring all of that – the conventional, the unique, and the downright weird.
From the American Dream to communal living, Eastern Philosophies to Western ones, modern gurus to ancient wisdom, and from married bliss to the single life, we're venturing deep into the the wild and lush variety in the forest of lifestyles.
Join the journey, embrace the exploration, and discover the paths less traveled.
There's a way for everyone; find yours here at "A Million Ways to Live." Or don't. After all, winging it has been a life strategy since the dawn of humanity. Who are we to judge?
A Million Ways to Live
The Deferred Life, Part 1: Retirement
Deferring happiness until retirement ...
It is commonplace today for people to work their entire lives in jobs they hate, saving for a someday-retirement that may never come. People have come to accepted this way of deferring life — or deferring happiness — to be normal and even mandatory.
Entrepreneurship, FIRE (Financial independence Retire Early), minimalism, and many other movements that go against the traditional path have grown more popular as people seem to realize that the default “Work-save-retire” path may not be the best one for them. YOLO
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Playing With Fire (Link to documentary)
The Pathless Path by Paul Millerd (Link to Book)
A Million Ways to Live was produced By Chris Egan
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