The author seems trapped in a sort of cognitive dissonance: For years he's stated that he wants financial independence, yet for years he's failed to reach that goal, for the same reason. I'm reminded of a quote:
> The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over
> and over again and expecting different results.
Perhaps he'd be happier if he did a reality check on his goals.
While I don't totally disagree, I interpret the "same thing" referred to in your quote and the "same reason" he's failing as two different levels of the concept of sameness. In my mind the insanity quote applies to a much stricter sense of repetitiveness (e.g. trying and failing on the same project/idea while using the same approach over and over) than repeatedly attempting to reach financial independence via different side projects.
