Hi, and welcome to The Long View. I’m Christine Benz, director of personal finance and retirement planning for Morningstar. On the podcast today, we welcome back Jordan Grumet. Jordan’s latest book is called The Purpose Code: How to Unlock Meaning, Maximize Happiness, and Leave a Lasting Legacy. His previous book was called Taking Stock: A Hospice Doctor’s Advice on Financial Independence, Building Wealth, and Living a Regret-Free Life. Jordan is a hospice doctor, and he hosts the popular Earn & Invest podcast. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and his medical degree from Northwestern University. Jordan, welcome back to The Long View.

Background

Happiness Studies

“High Income Improves Evaluation of Life but not Emotional Well-Being,” by Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton, pnas.org, Sept. 7, 2010.

“Experienced Well-Being Rises With Income, Even Above $75,000 per Year,” by Matthew Killingsworth, pnas.org, Jan. 18, 2021.

“Income and Emotional Well-Being: A Conflict Resolved,” by Matthew Killingsworth, Daniel Kahneman, and Barbara Mellers, pnas.org, March 1, 2023.

Harvard Study of Adult Development

Other

How to Retire: 20 Lessons for a Happy, Successful, and Wealthy Retirement, by Christine Benz

The Art of Subtraction: Doing More With Less, by Matthew May

US Bureau of Labor Statistics’ American Time Use Survey

“The Free-Time Paradox in America,” by Derek Thompson, theatlantic.com, Sept. 13, 2016.

The Art of Subtraction

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