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Daniel Ek

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Huberman Lab
DAVID SENRA: Daniel Ek, Spotify

And so that taught me a lot, right?

Huberman Lab
DAVID SENRA: Daniel Ek, Spotify

And actually, you know, I kind of walked away

Huberman Lab
DAVID SENRA: Daniel Ek, Spotify

for over a year, not doing anything at all.

Huberman Lab
DAVID SENRA: Daniel Ek, Spotify

And just sort of deeply reflecting on life, what I wanted to do, because for me, you know, I had a magic number, which was 10 million.

Huberman Lab
DAVID SENRA: Daniel Ek, Spotify

If I got that number, I would retire.

Huberman Lab
DAVID SENRA: Daniel Ek, Spotify

That was the goal.

Huberman Lab
DAVID SENRA: Daniel Ek, Spotify

And I was thinking to myself- How old were you when you came up with that number?

Huberman Lab
DAVID SENRA: Daniel Ek, Spotify

Probably 15.

Huberman Lab
DAVID SENRA: Daniel Ek, Spotify

Okay.

Huberman Lab
DAVID SENRA: Daniel Ek, Spotify

You know, someone gave me like this book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, I think.

Huberman Lab
DAVID SENRA: Daniel Ek, Spotify

I read it.

Huberman Lab
DAVID SENRA: Daniel Ek, Spotify

I think everybody gets it at the same age.

Huberman Lab
DAVID SENRA: Daniel Ek, Spotify

Yeah.

Huberman Lab
DAVID SENRA: Daniel Ek, Spotify

I read it.

Huberman Lab
DAVID SENRA: Daniel Ek, Spotify

It was like really seminal for me.

Huberman Lab
DAVID SENRA: Daniel Ek, Spotify

So I kind of made that number.

Huberman Lab
DAVID SENRA: Daniel Ek, Spotify

I figured to myself I worked really hard.

Huberman Lab
DAVID SENRA: Daniel Ek, Spotify

I could get there when I was 40.

Huberman Lab
DAVID SENRA: Daniel Ek, Spotify

I was 22 when I got there.

Huberman Lab
DAVID SENRA: Daniel Ek, Spotify

And so that wasn't really part of the plan, right?