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I made a list of the happiest periods of my life & I realized that none of them involve money.

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Tony Hsieh
Age: 46 †
Born: 1973
Born: December 12
Died: 2020
Died: November 27
Businessperson
Computer Scientist
Entrepreneur
Internet Entrepreneur
Urbana
Illinois
Xie Jiahua
Tony Xie
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Lists
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None
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Money
Involve
Made
Happiest

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