Ramit Sethi maps out what freedom actually looks like in practice: slow mornings, fewer obligations, planned travel to Japan, and deliberate social rituals. His point is simple: work should support your life, not consume it.
This year our theme is A Year of Freedom. Freedom for us means time, space and choice. It means slow mornings, fewer obligations, all by design. So here's how a sample rich life map could look this isn't my actual 2026 plan. I'll share that later, but an example of how I think through it step by step. January Going to be Heads down on business. Deep work, planning. No big travel. February I know that I have my CEO Council meeting, which I'm going to travel for. That's a chance to learn to zoom up and to connect to my old friends and probably get some inspiration to grow my business. March Japan 10 to 14 days with friends in Tokyo and Kyoto. I know exactly where I want to eat. Plus they probably know some new places I have not tried. We're going to have a lot of time to bond and not going to work while I'm traveling. This is a reminder that work supports life, not the other way around. April Back to New York for a big family event. July Staying put at home. No flights, no schedule, just slow mornings exploring our own city. Heads down, working out throughout the year. Weekly I'm going to have two slow mornings where my first meeting does not start until 10am that's what freedom looks like to me. Next year. Quiet, deliberate, unhurried. Monthly One dinner out that feels special, especially because we want to invite another couple. Sometimes it'll be couples that we know. Sometimes it'll be couples that we want to get to know.
