Nate’s Notes 163: Pulitzer Prize Winner Matt Richtel | “Don’t Mess with Happiness”

Thanks for listening to this episode of Meikles & Dimes.

I loved hearing Matt’s story. He was happy in San Francisco, and when the New York Times told him he needed to relocate to New York City or be fired, Matt decided that he didn’t want to mess with happiness, so he stayed in San Francisco. He then waited for the Times to fire him, but the call never came. And eventually Matt went on to win the Pulitzer Prize.

As Matt said, “Happiness can be fragile. Don’t mess with happiness.”

Such a simple idea. Please take it seriously.

Matt Richtel Bio:

Matt Richtel is an award-winning writer and journalist for the New York Times. He is the author of several books including, Dead on Arrival and Doomsday Equation, and in 2010 Matt was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for a series on distracted driving. Matt earned a bachelor’s degree from Cal Berkeley and an MS from the Columbia School of Journalism.