Daniel Priestley
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thing and then you start saying okay in what ways could i bring in type 2 fun like where i feel like i'm playing a more meaningful game um i'm making a dent in the universe i'm doing something of great importance something that i'll look back when i'm 80 and say i'm really glad i did that that was i'm really proud of that um yeah i wonder where most people's problems lie i wonder whether most people are bereft of type 1 or type 2 fun um
thing and then you start saying okay in what ways could i bring in type 2 fun like where i feel like i'm playing a more meaningful game um i'm making a dent in the universe i'm doing something of great importance something that i'll look back when i'm 80 and say i'm really glad i did that that was i'm really proud of that um yeah i wonder where most people's problems lie i wonder whether most people are bereft of type 1 or type 2 fun um
Getting back to kids, kids immediately gives you a diminishment of type 1 fun in the early days, but it gives you a lot of type 2. Suddenly you have the most meaningful thing in the world. You no longer have any quest for meaning. You now have a meaning. When you think about where you're going to be at 80, You're going to be talking to your kids and your grandkids and all of that sort of stuff.
Getting back to kids, kids immediately gives you a diminishment of type 1 fun in the early days, but it gives you a lot of type 2. Suddenly you have the most meaningful thing in the world. You no longer have any quest for meaning. You now have a meaning. When you think about where you're going to be at 80, You're going to be talking to your kids and your grandkids and all of that sort of stuff.
Getting back to kids, kids immediately gives you a diminishment of type 1 fun in the early days, but it gives you a lot of type 2. Suddenly you have the most meaningful thing in the world. You no longer have any quest for meaning. You now have a meaning. When you think about where you're going to be at 80, You're going to be talking to your kids and your grandkids and all of that sort of stuff.
When you think about what you want more than anything else, it's to see that they do well in life and that those things happen. So you suddenly get this new arc of vision for your life and the importance of different things. And you're every single day doing something that feels incredibly meaningful, raising kids. So...
When you think about what you want more than anything else, it's to see that they do well in life and that those things happen. So you suddenly get this new arc of vision for your life and the importance of different things. And you're every single day doing something that feels incredibly meaningful, raising kids. So...
When you think about what you want more than anything else, it's to see that they do well in life and that those things happen. So you suddenly get this new arc of vision for your life and the importance of different things. And you're every single day doing something that feels incredibly meaningful, raising kids. So...
if you've got kids, you need to bring type one fun in because you've already automatically kind of got a type two thing. And, you know, if you don't, you need to look at legacy stuff. So it's like, can I use my business as a force for good in the world? Can I partner up with a charity? Can I launch my own foundation? You know, is there a message I want to see in the world spread? So it's, Yeah.
if you've got kids, you need to bring type one fun in because you've already automatically kind of got a type two thing. And, you know, if you don't, you need to look at legacy stuff. So it's like, can I use my business as a force for good in the world? Can I partner up with a charity? Can I launch my own foundation? You know, is there a message I want to see in the world spread? So it's, Yeah.
if you've got kids, you need to bring type one fun in because you've already automatically kind of got a type two thing. And, you know, if you don't, you need to look at legacy stuff. So it's like, can I use my business as a force for good in the world? Can I partner up with a charity? Can I launch my own foundation? You know, is there a message I want to see in the world spread? So it's, Yeah.
Total opposite. Total opposite. My marriage and my kids are rocket fuel. My life really took off when I had kids.
Total opposite. Total opposite. My marriage and my kids are rocket fuel. My life really took off when I had kids.
Total opposite. Total opposite. My marriage and my kids are rocket fuel. My life really took off when I had kids.
because well look for very practical reasons um when you've got kids you can just say no to whatever you want to say no to because you can great excuse it's a great excuse and you can just say look i'm so sorry i'd love to come to your party but i've got issues going on with the kids at home and blah blah blah oh fair enough so you can just say no to the stuff you don't want to okay you don't want to do yep um you also just have like a biological inbuilt
because well look for very practical reasons um when you've got kids you can just say no to whatever you want to say no to because you can great excuse it's a great excuse and you can just say look i'm so sorry i'd love to come to your party but i've got issues going on with the kids at home and blah blah blah oh fair enough so you can just say no to the stuff you don't want to okay you don't want to do yep um you also just have like a biological inbuilt
because well look for very practical reasons um when you've got kids you can just say no to whatever you want to say no to because you can great excuse it's a great excuse and you can just say look i'm so sorry i'd love to come to your party but i've got issues going on with the kids at home and blah blah blah oh fair enough so you can just say no to the stuff you don't want to okay you don't want to do yep um you also just have like a biological inbuilt
Meaning system that has lasted the test of time. So like all decisions go through the filter of, is this building, is this, is this actually putting roof overhead? Is this actually building long-term success for the family? Is this, am I, am I acting in a way that I'd be proud if my kids saw this?
Meaning system that has lasted the test of time. So like all decisions go through the filter of, is this building, is this, is this actually putting roof overhead? Is this actually building long-term success for the family? Is this, am I, am I acting in a way that I'd be proud if my kids saw this?
Meaning system that has lasted the test of time. So like all decisions go through the filter of, is this building, is this, is this actually putting roof overhead? Is this actually building long-term success for the family? Is this, am I, am I acting in a way that I'd be proud if my kids saw this?