💌 You don't (really) need much in life

5 hobbies for a balanced life, Occam's razor & bad money habits

Hello from nice sunny weather in Toronto!

I'm finally back from my 18-day travel nursing assignment.

It was supposed to be a 14-day assignment, but I decided to extend it for four days because, you know, mullah…and I really liked the work I was doing.

During my trip up north (i.e., in the middle of nowhere in Canada), I realized that I don't need a lot of things in life.

I didn't have any phone signal and had weak Wi-Fi. There weren’t coffee shops (a priority for me), no restaurants, good places to see, and nothing to do. Sure, I had a shelter, ways to make food, and a decent-paying job. But it was such an isolated community that I wouldn't dare to live in for more than two months.

On my days off, I'd work on my YouTube project and spend time reflecting. You could hear yourself think just by walking outside.

One of the things I wanted to work through during the trip was the fact that I thought I needed to keep chasing more to feel happy or fulfilled.

I wanted to go to the U.S. because I hear…