A short conversational excerpt from a YouTube video by Ramit Sethi (recorded June 21, 2023) where speakers reflect on living fully versus playing it safe. Central lines include 'It's a tragedy to live a smaller life than you have to' and a personal anecdote: Carl doesn't want to be 80 and regret not doing experiences (e.g., family trip to Hawaii) that created memories for their daughter.
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Wealth you do.
It's a tragedy to live a smaller life than you have to. You can live a life of comfort.
Safety, or pure delight.
Carl's writing something down. Carl, what are you writing down?
It's a tragedy to live a smaller life than you have to.
Okay, I appreciate that's the first thing you wrote down today.
What struck you about that phrase.
Geez, I don't want to be 80 and regret not doing other shit that we could have done? One of the things that really struck out, stuck out to me, was our younger daughter telling us how much she liked the trip. I want to give her more experiences like that. I want to come back from Hawaii, and for her to tell us that was the best two weeks of her life.
Now, that is a powerful vision.
