Optimal Finance Daily · Monday, August 3, 2026
The Mad Fientist outlines a method for discovering one's personal purpose, suggesting the creation of a personal mission statement or the iterative 'asking why' technique. He illustrates this by explaining how his work on the Mad Fientist blog fulfills his purpose of learning, improving skills, creating, and impacting others positively.
“I want to learn and improve my skills so that I can create things that have a positive impact on my life and as many other people's lives as possible.”
“Why has the Mad Fantist been fulfilling? Because it has allowed me to develop my writing skills, interview skills, and programming skills while helping myself and others reach financial independence sooner.”
“There it is. Asking why eventually got me to that mission statement.”