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by poniko 575 days ago
Sounds like a correct action .. good on you, enjoy the extra time in your life, it's the real value.
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Money can't buy time.
What do you think about private jets, passes to skip theme park queues, world class life saving medical treatment etc?
Yes, good point. In those cases it can be said it allows you to extend your lifespan, or reduce the time spent in an undesirable situation.

So I'll reformulate what I wanted to express before: The time that somebody chooses to spend in a 80 hour workweek can't be recovered. So you'd better be sure that spending so much time in a job is what you really want to do.

Also, there's an interesting article about the topic: "Top 5 regrets people have when they die, says ex-hospice care worker" https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/07/phrases-that-are-often-peopl...