Spend money on experiences with people and you’ll be telling the story for decades. The stuff gets thrown out.
STILLNESS
WHAT THIS MEANS
An object gives you a short burst of pleasure and then becomes furniture. A trip, a concert, or a pointless drive with friends keeps paying out every time it gets retold. The money is gone either way, and only one version leaves you with something to say.
Next time you have a little money, put it toward something you do with other people instead of something you own. Count how often you bring it up afterward.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
Which trip or night out are you still telling people about?
MORE IN TIME, MORTALITY & LEGACY
- Families feel the way they do because of what each person brings to the table. You’re part of that recipe now.
- The old couple holding hands in the restaurant were your age once, making the same choices. That’s where it starts.
- Write the song, paint the wall, make the video. Your work can keep talking after you’ve moved on.
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.