A Day on the Moon. A Decade of Depression. | Daily Essay

Buzz Aldrin spent 21 hours on the moon and the next decade fighting depression and alcoholism. Some goals give you a high and fade. Others make each ordinary day better after you reach them. Featuring: Buzz Aldrin, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Pete Adeney Watch on YouTube Read the full post Brought to you by: Trends.vc: Discover new markets and opportunities. https://trends.vc/ HeadsUp: Know when your competitors move. Before your customers do. https://headsup.bot Multi: Turn any content into a YouTube video. https://makemulti.com Chapters: (00:00) Goals that fade after the high (00:23) Buzz Aldrin after the moon (00:48) The hedonic treadmill (00:57) Vanity Goals and Sanity Goals (01:29) Financial independence and Mr. Money Mustache (01:48) Two lists of goals Where to find Dru: Essays: https://druriley.com/ X: https://x.com/DruRly YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dru-notes Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/drus-notes/id1888795427 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3lFHqgKxuvEHmdiEUfYShG Subscribe to Dru's Notes for a new episode every day. Click here to view the episode transcript.