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Why I blew up my Wall Street career

Is it just me or does adulthood seem backwards?

You work extremely hard to buy that house and load up your 401k and 529s.

There’s an obvious trade-off — your youthful energy.

You put your hobbies aside. Your blood pressure goes up.

You miss a lot of bath times and weeknight snuggles.

You miss the Magic Window.​

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Here are this week's top reads:

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Stubborn visionaries & pigheaded fools

6 minutes | A Smart Bear

When you’re knee-deep in a project and get stuck, what should you do? How can you tell if you're backing down from a challenge; or if you simply dislike the activity. I think about this “resistance” all the time, especially since I get to create my own work. I love the remedies at the end, particularly don’t decide out of fear and return to your why? (The article starts out technically, but stay with it.)

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The low stability of high income

3 minutes | Of Dollars and Data

A high-paying job might seem like the ultimate dream, but it comes with a hidden risk. As lifestyle creep sneaks in, are you putting too much at stake by relying on a single source of income? But don’t worry — there’s a smart way to safeguard your finances and ensure you are prepared for a rainy day.

→ Read the article​

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Seven ways to love better

5 minutes | The New York Times

'Love is more like a basketball. This is just one of the 7 pieces of hard-earned relationship wisdom shared by the editor of The New York Times’ most beloved column, Modern Love. These stuck with me: the importance of being present, the beauty of impermanence, and sometimes a relationship doesn’t have to last to be good.

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This Week on The Examined Life Podcast

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This week's episode: Does work have to suck?​

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LAST WEEK'S MOST READ

• ​Do Boomers owe you a house? (RadReads, 1,022 clicks)
• ​Quit your job (Palladium Magazine, 445 clicks)

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And finally, when Ikigai goes awry.

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