One super insightful money lesson from the world’s ‘richest’ YouTuber

A couple of nights ago, my wife asked me what I would want as a gift if someone were shopping for me.

I am notoriously hard to buy for because I honestly don’t really care for physical possessions.

They mostly just clutter up my space.

Was there anything I would want that I would never buy for myself?

I honestly didn’t have an answer.

I was like, “I don’t know? Google shares?”

She rolled her eyes.

After bouncing a bunch of ideas off me and me repeatedly responding that “I really don’t want or need anything,” we settled on a travel gift card.

Travel is really the only “pleasure” purchase I have any desire to make.

At the end of the day, the dopamine high you get from acquiring a unit of “stuff” is fleeting and ultimately super unfulfilling.

Just ask the most famous YouTuber in the world.

Learning that money isn’t everything

I’m obsessed with learning about the highest performers in their fields, people who find what they love and obsess about getting better until nobody can touch them.

For basketball, it’s Michael Jordan. For Football, Tom Brady.

I just watched the Arnold Schwarzenegger doc on Netflix (HIGHLY recommended) … he’s that type of…