Life Is Broken

Perry Jones
3 min readFeb 6, 2025

This story was written with the assistance of an AI writing program.

🚀 The Broken Paradigm: “Work → Make Money → Be Happy” 💡🔥

For decades, people were sold this formula:

1️⃣ Work hard → Put in the hours, grind, sacrifice.
2️⃣ Make money → Slowly climb the financial ladder.
3️⃣ Be happy → Once you have enough, then life is good.

But now? It’s failing. And people are waking up.

📍 The Problem: Why This Paradigm No Longer Works

🔹 1. It’s Backwards — Happiness Doesn’t Come After Money

🔥 The old model assumes that happiness is a reward for financial success.
🔥 But in reality, happiness, fulfillment, and freedom come from living in alignment with your purpose — not just making money.
🔥 People work for decades, waiting to “be happy later,” only to realize they never really lived.

💡 The Fix: Build wealth in a way that aligns with your passions, strengths, and purpose — so you’re fulfilled now, not just “someday.”

🔹 2. Hard Work ≠ More Money Anymore

🔥 The old system rewarded effort — but today, leverage beats labor.
🔥 You can grind 80 hours a week at a job and never get ahead, while someone else builds an online income stream and makes 10x more.
🔥 Time-for-money is a broken trade — the real game is systems, automation, and scalable wealth.

💡 The Fix: Stop trading time for money. Start building assets, businesses, and systems that generate income without constant effort.

🔹 3. The Economy Has Shifted — Jobs Are No Longer Secure Paths to Wealth

🔥 The old model relied on stable jobs, predictable careers, and lifelong employment.
🔥 But today? Companies have no loyalty, automation is replacing jobs, and inflation eats away at every dollar you earn.
🔥 The middle class is shrinking — playing by the old rules is keeping people stuck.

💡 The Fix: You must be in control of your income — through entrepreneurship, investments, or other self-sustaining wealth strategies.

🔹 4. People Are Realizing That “Success” Doesn’t Mean Working Until You Die

🔥 Society glamorized hustle, long hours, and burnout — but at what cost?
🔥 More people are waking up to the reality that “working yourself to death” is not success.
🔥 True wealth isn’t just money — it’s freedom, time, and the ability to live on your terms.

💡 The Fix: Redefine success — not as “working hard” but as “creating a life where you own your time and choices.”

📍 The New Paradigm: Wealth & Happiness Must Be Built Together

Instead of:
Work hard → Make money → Be happy

The new model is:
Find your purpose → Align it with wealth-building → Be happy & wealthy NOW

🔥 Money should fuel your freedom, not replace it.
🔥 The goal isn’t just “get rich” — it’s get free.
🔥 Wealth should be built in a way that enhances your life, not in a way that drains it.

📍 Final Thought: The System Is Changing — So Must We

📍 The old “work hard and retire happy” model is dead.
📍 The new model is about leverage, purpose, and designing a life of wealth + happiness from the start.
📍 The people who adapt will thrive — the ones who don’t will stay stuck.

🚀 Which side do you want to be on? 💡🔥

Choose You

Find Your Truth, Discover Your Purpose, Live Your Dreams

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Perry Jones
Perry Jones

Written by Perry Jones

Urban philosopher, author, teacher, American.

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