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EPISODE · Jan 20, 2025 · 47 MIN

Ep. 275 Is Ambition Anti-Happiness? Reasonable Happiness & Fetishizing Wealth

from The Curious Introvert · host Meredith Hackwith Edwards

Paul Ollinger was one of Facebook’s first 250 employees. At age 42, he walked out with a pocket full of cash in what most would consider an ideal situation, but what he found instead left him wondering what’s next while he explored the relationship between money, happiness, work, and meaning. In this episode, we discuss how wealth changes us, leaves us the same and why it even matters for the average middle class American as we explore the question.If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 162: WHY AM I NOT HAPPY? ANCIENT BRAINS & MODERN EMOTIONSGuest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulollinger/ | https://www.paulollinger.com/ | https://www.paulollinger.com/podcast | https://www.instagram.com/paul_ollinger/ | https://www.facebook.com/pmo | https://x.com/Paul_ollingerHost:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | [email protected] | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert Sponsors: https://www.jordanharbinger.com/starterpacks/ | https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/Request to join my private Facebook Group, MFR Curious Insiders: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1BAt3bpwJC/Follow me in all the places:https://www.meredithforreal.com/  https://www.instagram.com/the_curiousintrovert/ [email protected]://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal https://www.facebook.com/curiousintrovert

Paul Ollinger was one of Facebook’s first 250 employees. At age 42, he walked out with a pocket full of cash in what most would consider an ideal situation, but what he found instead left him wondering what’s next while he explored the relationship between money, happiness, work, and meaning. In this episode, we discuss how wealth changes us, leaves us the same and why it even matters for the average middle class American as we explore the question. If you liked this episode, you’ll ...

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