People, including myself, have a deep desire to work on things that matter to them and bring forth what is inside them. Paul details his last 3 months at his job, processing his exit of the workforce and wondering how he will survive day to day. The other path is the "way of wonderment," when we are faced with moments of undeniable awe and inspiration. We entered adulthood thinking we could copy-and-paste what our parents had done, but it was more complicated than that.

Jovian is a magnet for opportunities, which apparently come Here are some of my assumptions, many of which have been sprinkled throughout this book: Many people are capable of more than they believe.

Facing uncertainty, we make long mental lists of things that might go wrong and use these as the reasons why we must stay on our current path. That’s why Watts recommends the path of mindfulness used in conjunction with non-duality – it helps to ground the experience.

Analogously, it would be like people obsessing over the fact that Michael Jordan used to stick his tongue out when he dunked, rather than the prodigious amount of hours he spent practicing or his inhuman will to win, both traits he shared with an enormous number of his contemporary NBA athletes. and through each day of sickness and pain started to think about his own self-identity of being a high achiever. By mentally noting what comes up, whether it’s a feeling, a thought, a sensation, a memory, or something else, you can start to see that you are not your thoughts.After being unemployed for several months, money was once a consideration was now a very important aspect of life. It is not a how-to book filled with “hacks”; instead, it is a vulnerable and personal account of Paul’s journey from leaving a path centered around getting ahead and towards another, one focused on doing work that matters. Enough revenue means our business is profitable and can support however many employees/freelancers we have, even if it’s just one person.

What this means is that the very one (the ”me”) wanting to practice non-duality is the very illusion that non-dual philosophy is geared toward dismantling. Mike Rowe is advocating people find high-paying blue collar trades, but this idea has made its way into universities and corporate spaces too, as when Scott Galloway said in 2020, " follow your passion, what utter bullshit . Instead, 92% felt that other people defined success as follows: A person is successful if they are rich, have a high-profile career, or are well-known.

Automation, remote work, consistent travel, entrepreneurship, being a brand, prioritizing experiences over possessions, grinding (sometimes), prioritizing mental health over the grind (other times). Millerd is advocating using first principles thinking by taking this business idea and applying it to potential lifestyles. If we continue to avoid our true "self" by continuing to work - we will look back on our life with regret. So we have an interesting paradox here: the spiritual awakening journey both does and doesn’t exist.