Comment by jongjong

Yeah. I achieve happiness by not caring about anything too much. Nothing matters, ultimately. This is a universal truth. Once you internalize that, everything seems small. You can appreciate things more.

These days I enjoy just having the time to stare at the clouds for a few hours at a time.

I would honestly prefer to watch paint dry than going to work though.

The only thing I kind of want in my life is UBI because I hate being forced into the rat race.

I'm in a weird situation because I used to be a hustler software engineer/solo founder who would move countries at the drop of a hat (I.e. for opportunities) and I worked nights and weekends on side projects for like 15 years straight.

But now I don't care about anything. I'm just tired of striving. When you waste your life in the pursuit of a goal, eventually you build so many negative associations that you eventually don't want to work for anything anymore. I only like free stuff now. My idea of success now is getting stuff I didn't earn. I optimize for minimal effort.

I honestly feel more happiness when I get something for free.