Do You Really Want That Which You Say You Want?

How we trick ourselves into dreams we weren't created for.

Photo credit: Jerod Young

I have more books than I’ll never need. A few months ago, my wife and I had a fight about my book-buying habits. I couldn’t believe someone like her—who knew how much I loved reading—would dare tell me I needed to buy fewer books!

The argument started a month-long conversation where we talked about interests, goals and it also al…