To Feel Fulfilled, Stop Making Your Life So Damn Convenient

You may find moments of happiness. But you won’t find lasting fulfillment.

Michael Thompson
Personal Growth
Published in
5 min readMar 20, 2022

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“If your priority in life is happiness, don’t have kids. If you want to be fulfilled though, you should absolutely have kids.”

I’ve heard this thought a few times. As someone who has lived 36 years without kids, as…

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Michael Thompson
Personal Growth

I grew up stuttering and now teach storytelling to Fortune 500s, MBA students, and first graders • Free "story" guide: https://bit.ly/3h1KZeT