Money and Identity¶
I’ve seen more and more people in my life retire lately, and it often comes with a loss of identity. It’s hard to see folks who have been strongly defined by their job lose that identity, and not have a good sense of how to replace it.
This is an article from the founder of Loom, Vinay Hiremath, which talks about this exact issue. He wanders between multiple different areas to focus, and ends up still not really knowing what to do with his life. It’s an interesting salve to the idea that money will solve all your problems. It seems like he still doesn’t know what will solve his, but it’s a perennial question that many people face.
So I decided to go to the redwoods and figure it out.
Within 5 minutes of my first hike, the trees smiled at me and whispered their simple wisdom.
What is the point of money if it not for freedom?
What is your most scarce resource if not time?
This reminds me of the book Psychology of Money from Morgan Housel, which I highly recommend. It talks about similar themes around money, and validates a lot of my own personal views on the topic, which is always nice :)
