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#47: Types of Wealth & Debt 🦃 - by Matt Yao - Game of One

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I have made $0 over the last 10+ months. I told myself for the first six months of my sabbatical, I wouldn’t think about money at all, which came fairly easy. At month 8, I checked in with myself and thought about making money this year, but it felt forced. As of now, I still have about a year’s worth of savings. But as October rolled in, feelings of scarcity and worries about money started to emerge. Upon further examination, I traced these fleeting thoughts to a lack of presence. By fixating on the future and on what I don’t have, I diverted my attention from the present moment and from what I do have. Gratitude is the antidote to this ailment. And what better day to practice gratitude than on Thanksgiving Day. Identifying “what you have” can be defined as wealth minus debt. Your net worth is simply your assets minus your liabilities. But that’s only through the narrow lens of money. There are actually many more types of wealth and debt beyond just dollar signs. Wealth is the presenc

I have made $0 over the last 10+ months. I told myself for the first six months of my sabbatical, I wouldn’t think about money at all, which came fairly easy. At month 8, I checked in with myself and thought about making money this year, but it felt forced. As of now, I still have about a year’s worth of savings. But as October rolled in, feelings of scarcity and worries about money started to emerge. Upon further examination, I traced these fleeting thoughts to a lack of presence. By fixating on the future and on what I don’t have, I diverted my attention from the present moment and from…

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