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Time Freedom is a Better Measure of Success Than Money
Don’t wish you had more time — optimise for more time now
Time freedom is the end game. Money is just a means to an end.
In the end, wealth may buy you more time to freely do the things you missed out on earlier in life. But is it a worthy trade-off?
“Freedom is man’s capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves,” says Rollo May.
If you value time freedom as much as money, you will optimise your life accordingly. Almost everyone won’t mind making more money.
The important question is: at what expense? The easy answer is time. Time away from meaningful experiences. Time you won’t get back no matter how much money you make in the end.
Many people who become wealthy later in life don’t mind exchanging even more money for time to fully experience life.
According to research, more autonomy over your life and time has a greater impact on your quality of life than wealth.
If spending time on activities and meaningful things means that much to us, why are we not optimising for both time and money now?
I value flexibility, freedom to invest time the way I want and authentic…
