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The Perfect Spouse Is the Best Life Hack No One Told You About

by Joe Mobley
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I put this in the Mind Warriors forum because this is all about mindset, and changing it for the better.

For all the productivity and success advice I've read, shaped and marketed for dozens of authors in the last decade, I've never really seen someone come out and say: Find yourself a spouse who complements and supports you and makes you better. Instead, we're supposed to believe that relationships tie people down, that they are the death knell for creativity and ambition. When Cyril Connolly said that there was "no more somber enemy of good art than the pram in the hall," he was voicing, in appalling clarity, the selfishness and self-absorption that draws many people away from love and happiness.
I don't feel any shame in saying that I would have spun off the planet a long time ago if it wasn't for her. We don't have kids, but relationships take their own time and toll. Yet, I've been in one nearly the entirety of my working life and it's accelerated everything I ever hoped to do.
In reality, I've found that nearly every person I admire--every person I've met who strikes me as being someone who I would like to one day be like--lives a quiet life at home with a person who they've teamed up with...for life.
At the end of her vows, she stated she would continue to manipulate me as long as she could, into whatever other ridiculous schemes and larks she's decided upon. That she would be both my biggest supporter and even bigger distraction.
This a delightful, insightful article.

The Perfect Spouse Is the Best Life Hack No One Told You About | | Observer

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  • Profile picture of the author John Jonas Phil VA
    It makes sense. A spouse that supports you and challenges you can do wonders for your business and career. If you're happy at home, you're happy at work.
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  • Profile picture of the author Odahh
    it's one thing after you start the journy to chose partners who turn into spouses ..who have the same values .. or complimentry values..it is another if you are starting after you have a spouse ..

    anyway the last two to three girl friend ..where definatly bad choices and hard on the wallet ..in otherwords leaving nothing left ..

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  • Profile picture of the author JimsonWright
    I agree with this. Having a supportive spouse is something everybody needs to have. Unfortunately not everyone finds one. I guess I'm lucky enough to be one who found a supportive spouse.
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  • Profile picture of the author javrsmith
    The alternative is really devastating. A bad spouse, and messy divorce, can ruin your health and wealth. Make sure you choose well.
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