#460 - Paul Millerd - The Tension Between Success And Happiness

<p>Paul Millerd is a strategy consultant, author and a podcaster.</p> <p>The old stories we were told about success and happiness no longer apply. We don't have to wear a suit or go to an office or have job for life. But do we even need success? Is there a simpler route to being happy? Paul has spent the last 5 years trying to find out.</p> <p>Expect to learn why the road between success and happiness might have a shortcut, how optimising for freedom gave Paul everything he wanted from his life, what the ancient Greek word for leisure tells us about the modern world, why following a "default path" is dangerous, why unplanning your work day might make you happier and much more...</p> <p><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Sponsors:</strong></p> <p class="p1">Join the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - <a href= "https://modernwisdom.locals.com/">https://modernwisdom.locals.com/</a></p> <p class="p1">Learn how to skip college and get Praxis’ free book on the success mindset at <a href= "https://discoverpraxis.com/modernwisdom/">https://discoverpraxis.com/modernwisdom/</a> (discount automatically applied)</p> <p class="p1">Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and Free Shipping from Athletic Greens at <a href= "https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom"><span class= "s1">https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom</span></a> (discount automatically applied)</p> <p class="p1"><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Extra Stuff:</strong></p> <p>Check out Paul's website - <a href= "https://think-boundless.com/">https://think-boundless.com/</a></p> <p>Follow Paul on Twitter - <a href= "https://twitter.com/P_millerd">https://twitter.com/P_millerd</a> </p> <p><a href="https://chriswillx.com/books/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Get my free Reading List of 100