Category: Happiness

Being Rich, Happiness

How to think about spending money

Chris Labs

What’s the point of working hard? It’s to make someone, like your wife, proud and happy. Just don’t be cheap on the things that actually matters. Dude you’re never gonna go out of the country again with your family. It’s the one thing that they will never stop talking about. The whole point of working hard is to spend my money on stuff that will make my family happy and that they will talk about forever. -Sam Parr, MFM #201 Continue reading How to think about spending money

Happiness

Every event that happens in your life, ask yourself, is this the beginning or the end of something?

Chris Labs

Let’s say your girlfriend breaks up with you. You could be sad and saying it will never be the same. Or you you think it as a new beginning. You get a pass to start over and maybe improve some aspects of your life. –A Guide to Asking Better Questions, MFM Mini, Shaan Puri Continue reading Every event that happens in your life, ask yourself, is this the beginning or the end of something?

Happiness, Learnings

How much is your time really worth?

Chris Labs

“At this point, I was worth 125$/hour. Then I made the decision, if there’s anything I’ve been doing with my time, that could be done by spending less than 125$ an hour, then I’d be an idiot by doing it. If I enjoy it, it’s a different story, but if I’m not, it’s just stupid. So I paired that kind of idea, what kind of value would I place on my time? Even if I paid a premium, if I paid someone 75$ an hour for someone to mow my lawn, it would be worth it. Most people don’t value … Continue reading How much is your time really worth?

Happiness, Learnings

Smile, always smile. Even if you’re sad

Chris Labs

The Value of a smile at Christmas It costs nothing, but creates much. It enriches those who receive, without impoverishing those who give. It happens in a flash and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None are so rich they can get along without it, and none so poor but are richer for its benefits. It creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in a business, and is the countersign of friends. It is rest to the weary, daylight to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and Nature’s best antidote for trouble. Yet it cannot be bought, begged, … Continue reading Smile, always smile. Even if you’re sad

Happiness

Peace occurs when you don’t turn your observations into problems.

Chris Labs

The first step in any behavior is observation. You notice a cue, a bit of information, an event. If you do not desire to act on what you observe, then you are at peace. Craving is about wanting to fix everything. Observation without craving is the realization that you do not need to fix anything. Your mind does not generate a problem for you to solve. You’re simply observing and existing. -Atomic Habits, p.260 Continue reading Peace occurs when you don’t turn your observations into problems.

Happiness

Happiness is simply the absence of desire

Chris Labs

When you observe a cue, but do not desire to change your state, you are content with the current situation. Happiness is not about the achievement of pleasure (which is joy or satisfaction), but about the lack of desire. It arrives when you have no urge to feel differently. Happiness is the state you enter when you no longer want to change your state. -Atomic Habits, p.259 Continue reading Happiness is simply the absence of desire

Happiness

Try to keep your identity small.

Chris Labs

Military veterans and former entrepreneurs reports similar feelings. If your identity is wrapped up in a belief like “I’m a great soldier,” what happens when your period of service ends? For many business owners, their identity is something along the lines of “I’m the CEO” or “I’m the founder.” If you have spent every waking moment working on your business, how will you feel after you sell the company? The key to mitigating these losses of identity is to redefine yourself such that you get to keep important aspects of your identity even if your particular role changes. “I’m an … Continue reading Try to keep your identity small.