Ali spends a day on a boat in Austin with Chris Williamson and Bill Perkins, who advises him to get a relationship therapist
story · status: told 3×, last update 2024 · last event: update (2024-11-05) · owner: Ali
About: Austin, Chris Williamson, Modern Wisdom, Bill Perkins, Die With Zero, Izzy Sealey, relationship therapy
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-08 | told | Ali calls Bill Perkins's book Die With Zero very good; he spent some time with Perkins in Austin about six months earlier. | Everything's Changing - Life Update 00:29:28 |
| 2024-06-11 (said on 2024-04-14, implied) | retold | Bill Perkins, author of Die With Zero, whom Ali met in Austin the year before, advised him to get a relationship therapist as soon as he enters a relationship and meet them regularly. | A Productive Week in My Life 00:11:13 |
| 2024-11-05 | retold | A year or a year and a half earlier, in Austin, Chris Williamson of the Modern Wisdom podcast took Ali on a boat with his friend Bill Perkins, author of Die With Zero, whom Ali asked for life advice. | 5 Habits for Happier Relationships - The Oxytocin Effect 00:10:33 |
| 2024-11-05 | update | The week after meeting Bill Perkins, Ali decided to book a relationship therapist; he and Izzy, now his wife, have seen the therapist regularly for the last 12 months. | 5 Habits for Happier Relationships - The Oxytocin Effect 00:11:31 |
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What is said about it
6 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2023-12-08 · Everything's Changing - Life Update — Bill Perkins (quoted): Bill Perkins, author of Die With Zero, says the only point of money is to convert it into experiences that bring you and your family fulfilment and joy, and calls rich people who keep working for money dumb. — 00:29:28
- 2023-12-08 · Everything's Changing - Life Update — Bill Perkins (quoted): Asked by Ali about people who enjoy their jobs, Bill Perkins compares them to addicts: a money addict claims to enjoy their job. (overstated) — 00:30:06
- 2024-06-11 (said on 2024-04-14, implied) · A Productive Week in My Life — recommendation: Ali: For over a year Ali and his partner have met a couples therapist, Thomas, every few weeks for 90 minutes; even when nothing is going wrong, he finds the regular touch point really helpful. — 00:11:13
- 2024-06-11 (said on 2024-04-14, implied) · A Productive Week in My Life — recommendation: Bill Perkins (quoted): Bill Perkins's second piece of advice, which Ali has not yet quite taken: celebrate whenever possible and throw a party for each business win, since entrepreneurs seldom celebrate their wins. — 00:11:42
- 2024-06-11 (said on 2024-04-14, implied) · A Productive Week in My Life — Ali: When his assistant Irem said they should throw a party for his coming 30th birthday, Ali at first could not be bothered, then remembered Bill Perkins's advice and agreed. — 00:12:11
- 2024-11-05 · 5 Habits for Happier Relationships - The Oxytocin Effect — recommendation: Bill Perkins (quoted): Bill Perkins's second piece of advice to Ali was that we should celebrate more wins. — 00:11:31