Just over five years ago I decided to step away from the world of money
as much as possible. I had saved aggressively and put my money to work. The
things that matter most to me are relationships, time, and space. I don’t like that
the default way we spend our time is work, and that if we are honest, a lot of
the work that gets done is simply killing time. Work for work’s sake. Work
because it is a conspicuous demonstration of your place in the world. Work
because money in the bank is the easiest way to communicate your value to
people unwilling or unable to see you. Capital is better at working than people.
My “Engine” is in three key buckets. Two funds, and then a portfolio of about
20 businesses I chose. I am significantly less emotionally attached to those businesses
than the ones I worked for personally. Work becomes your community. It is who
you spend your time with. Who you give your energy. I far prefer the idea of my
community being built up without the filter of how to make money. In reality,
that idea is a tough sell and needs a fundamental shift to what we value.
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