...as can be seen by the Skandinavian countries...;- p

This article is sad to me and I don’t really agree. The best people I know have balance. They aren’t the richest but when you optimize exclusively for wealth you give up other things that are way more valuable imo.

This person slept 3.5 hours a night and gained 80 pounds. That’s one way to live but not the way I subscribe to.

Yes, please, be mediocre, instead of someone who lost its best years following a hollow dream.

OR - learn how to manage your time effectively so that you're not mediocre and you can achieve balance. It's staggering how much time people waste, and I'm not talking about time spent in meditative contemplation and reflection.

I agree with a lot of parts of this article, but huge lol at someone who built social media advertising calling anyone mediocre.

But yes, work hard in your 20s pursuing dreams with no compromises. Your dreams are yours to define including: having kids, being a ski bum, etc.

What happens if I do everything the author did, but somehow failed at it? Now I'm overweight, have no idea what a good diet is (the guy "outsourced" grocery shopping), am probably penniless and with no friends or a clue how to enjoy myself.

The author assumes success will come if they just work hard. There is no guarantee of success. The author also assumes that they'll figure out how to enjoy a life in their thirties, when the twenties are likely the best time to get to know yourself. The author, from reading the text, has also made a few bad lifestyle choices which will take a lot of time and effort to reverse.

There is no doubt you need to work hard - not just in the twenties, but throughout life - but if one do not take out the time to take care of themselves or to touch grass, it will pass them by while they're too busy hustling.

>That business, Step Up Social, helped companies grow on TikTok and Instagram Reels.

I would rather push around a shopping cart full of aluminum cans whenever I'm not sleeping under a bridge than (waves hand) build that.

Instead, I leave my work at work once I hit 8 hours, get a full night's sleep, go scuba diving somewhere tropical twice per year, and build things that won't embarrass my parents.

Mediocre? Maybe. Happier? Also maybe