To define freedom, we must first define constraints. In our current lives, we are surrounded by countless luxuries that blind us to our true potential.

We claim to have freedom of speech, yet we remain anonymous on the web when we want to express our deepest selves.

We claim to have freedom of movement, yet we are surrounded by borders and political protocols.

We claim to have freedom of self-expression, yet we hide our true selves from our closest friends and family.

There are many examples that can help us understand these shadow constraints, and all of them help us define our own meaning of freedom.

My personal constraints lie in the field of comfort and luxury. I fear losing this comfort if I were to form my own definition of freedom.

I believe the form of freedom I desire most is financial freedom. I don’t mean that I aim to be a billionaire, nor am I drawn to such lifestyles. My definition of financial freedom is to have multiple sources of income without any dependencies. To be free to work on anything that my ADHD mind takes an interest in, without the need to worry about anything else.

Because personally, I tend to wake up every day as a different person. Sometimes I wake up as a financial analyst; other times, I wake up as a musician or a cyclist.

Yet, my personal constraints define my day and my behavior, forcing me into things that I have no interest in doing.

I hope that one day we will wake up from the illusion of freedom and achieve our own definitions of it.