Gad Saad

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1,973 appearances 4 recordings 4 series first heard Mar 2026 last heard 23 May

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Purpose and meaning.

So to that, I may be answering it in an oblique way.

I argue, and remember I said

having a good partner and having a good job are the two ways that you can maximize happiness.

I argue that the best way to achieve occupational happiness is two metrics, one of which is going to relate to purpose and meaning.

Having temporal freedom, all other things equal, is better than not having temporal freedom.

Let me explain what I mean by that.

An airplane pilot

once the door shuts, the next 16 hours from LA to Singapore, it's set, right?

I mean, literally, temporarily in terms of time, physically, I'm stuck, right?

That to me is unthinkable.

I float through life.

I work harder than most people, but I do it in my own way.

Right now, I'm going to go to a cafe and work on a book prospectus.

Then I'm going to go train for an hour.

Then I'm going to go read for three hours.

And that

I don't have what I call scheduling asphyxia, right?

That helps me.

I do.

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