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Late Start Traveling and Comparing Notes with Rogan
from Integrity Belongs In East Timor · #130
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3 minDiscussion of his regret about not traveling more of the world before turning 33, comparing his late start (33-37) traveling internationally to when the guest himself started, and touring for cheap gigs like Thailand.
- 37:06Rogan's observation about Thailand: people live in poverty but seem happy because life is simple.
- 37:48Tim argues that our version of happiness is linked to the wrong things, particularly wealth.
- 38:39In Titanic, the rich passengers aren't having as much fun as the steerage passengers who are dancing and letting loose.
- 39:08Tim criticizes Howard Stern for taking a limo from his mansion to his office, never seeing the subway or knowing if things have gotten better or worse.
- 39:29One of Tim's most cathartic stand-up moments came from a year or two being super poor, budgeting food at $3.10 a day.
- 39:49Laying in bed on a Wednesday with no smartphone, pre-internet, just thinking about his friend John Cutler's corporate advancement at a consulting firm.
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