Nate Tilley argues that if you're not having fun in business, something is wrong. He discusses why enjoyment matters, how to think deliberately about what you buy, and why a clutter-free life helps you focus on growth.
People like, hey, like, you know, you recently got a Ferrari, right? I did. Laid. Getting any supercar and having any fun with things for many, many years, I could have done all this stupid stuff. And I know that it's stupid many, many years ago, but it's also fun, right? A big part of me and my life and my goals is to have fun. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter how much you're growing your business if you're not inherently having fun. For me, I don't drive a lot, but when I do, it's a bit of fun. But in terms of the actual material things that I buy in my life, they are very few and far between. And I deliberate on a lot of these for long periods of times before I make them. And my rule is, every time I buy something, I have to get rid of something else to make room for that thing. Otherwise, you just find that you go through life and you accrue all these things and you add all of this clutter to your life, which taxes you. So I try to keep my work environment as clean, as simplistic as possible, and as Zen as I can so I can keep the main thing, the main thing, and focus on growing my business.
