The connection betwee Gullahorn's metaphor about risk and financial planning really resonates. Too many people do optimize for a number without considering what that number is actually meant to enable. The purposs of my wealth exercise feels like it would force the kind of uncomfortable clarity that most people avoid. Barry Schwartz's paradox of choice research backs this up closing some doors really does lead to deeper satisfaction than keeping everything open.
The connection betwee Gullahorn's metaphor about risk and financial planning really resonates. Too many people do optimize for a number without considering what that number is actually meant to enable. The purposs of my wealth exercise feels like it would force the kind of uncomfortable clarity that most people avoid. Barry Schwartz's paradox of choice research backs this up closing some doors really does lead to deeper satisfaction than keeping everything open.
Great insight, thanks!