The great happiness secret is autonomy. Freedom. The ability to feel in control of your life, to stockpile options, mobility, and whatever else you self-determine and endorse. Remember my UNSCRIPTED moment outside the Bank of America when I realized I didn’t need a job for at least a year? It was one of the happiest moments in my life because it gave me autonomy. You see, anyone who tells you that money can’t buy happiness isn’t spending it correctly. Money buys autonomy, or it buys a down payment on debt and anti-autonomy. I shit you not. Autonomy is so influential it could cause you to love
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