Summary of Jordan Grumet's Taking Stock

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#1 I was raised to believe that I would become a doctor like my father, and that walking in his footsteps would magically fix the mistake of his death. But as I got older, I began to realize that I wasn’t living the dream I thought I was.

#2 I had spent years pursuing a career as a physician, and while I was happy, I was also burned out and unhappy. I had no idea what to do with my life. I had tried everything to avoid the conclusion that I had chosen unwisely, but I couldn’t anymore.

#3 I realized that I was free. I had saved enough money to support myself for the rest of my life without worrying about what I did for a living. I had embraced the mantra of frugality, saving, and investing wisely.

#4 I began to rebuild my sense of self brick by brick. I asked myself some uncomfortable questions, such as who I was outside of being a doctor, what made my life feel purposeful, and what I wanted to accomplish on this earth before I died.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Aug 27, 2022
• ISBN: 9798350017212

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was raised to believe that I would become a doctor like my father, and that walking in his footsteps would magically fix the mistake of his death. But as I got older, I began to realize that I wasn’t living the dream I thought I was.

#2

I had spent years pursuing a career as a physician, and while I was happy, I was also burned out and unhappy. I had no idea what to do with my life. I had tried everything to avoid the conclusion that I had chosen unwisely, but I couldn’t anymore.

#3

I realized that I was free. I had saved enough money to support myself for the rest of my life without worrying about what I did for a living. I had embraced the mantra of frugality, saving, and investing wisely.

#4

I began to rebuild my sense of self brick by brick. I asked myself some uncomfortable questions, such as who I was outside of being a doctor, what made my life feel purposeful, and what I wanted to accomplish on this earth before I died.

#5

When a person is diagnosed with a terminal illness and death becomes certain, something remarkable often happens: people start to focus on their true desires for the first time.

#6

The more I learned from my patients, the less certain I was about my ideas concerning frugality, saving, and investing. I began to realize that money isn’t the only thing that compounds. Experience, education, and joy also compound.

#7

The mirage of wealth can lead to depression and even tragedy. While money is a tool, not a goal, attaining that goal can leave a vacuum that you don’t know how to fill.

#8

The relationship between money and life is complicated. We don’t only live once, but we live countless lives as well as suffer pain and loss over and over again. We must learn to live as if