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by bachmeier 339 days ago
> And remember, if you don’t separate yourself from your work you’ll have no “you” when you dial back or become unnecessary or undesirable.

As long as you pay your bills, nobody's going to tell you to do things differently. Financial literacy gets a lot of attention, but time and pleasure literacy get none, and our culture emphasizes consumption and income. It's rare to hear someone talk about the dollar value of having a big block of time to spend doing whatever makes you happiest in the moment.