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Because valuing time more than money is a luxury afforded primarily by people with plenty of money.

notacoward 11y ago
Very close to my reaction. Having whichever you value is a big factor in happiness. Rich people have money and crave time. The unemployed have time and crave money. No surprise which of those is happier. The more interesting cases are people who don't have a lot of either but give up time for money (most of us) or give up money for time (ski bums, monks, bohemians of many kinds). Which we pursue is a strong statement about which we value, and - again - those who pursue time seem happier overall. Personally, I've been much happier since I dropped to part time, giving up (some) money for (some) time. I'll be even happier when I take that next step toward full retirement.
- TranquilMarmot 11y ago
  How did you make the decision to go part time instead of full time? Did you have a sizable amount of cash saved up before choosing to do so, or did you do the math, figure "I only need $X to live each month so I'll only work enough hours to make that"? If that's the case, how are you saving money for retirement? Or do you just want to live out your retirement as a ski bum, or a monk?
  - notacoward 11y ago
    Instead of repeating myself, I'll just cite the blog post I wrote about this, and hope the rest of HN doesn't mind. http://pl.atyp.us/2013-10-leaning-out.html http://pl.atyp.us/2013-10-leaning-out.html Things have changed only a bit since then. A couple of years' worth of still-increasing income have brought me even closer to permanent financial security. I'm still pretty unimpressed by where this industry is headed technically, socially, and financially. I still want to finish one more Big Thing for pay, maybe one more on my own, and then just dabble in whichever smaller projects catch my fancy. I know, based on the responses to that blog post, that I'm far from alone. I suspect that many people reading this will eventually end up in the same place, whether they believe it now or not.
    - TranquilMarmot 11y ago
      Thanks for sharing, that was a nice read. Burning out on not just projects but with code is something that resonates with me and I'm only two years into my career! It's very kind of Red Hat to give you time off and let you switch to part time. I'm young blood, so I have hope for where the industry is headed technically and financially (not so sure about socially...). Then again, I don't really have a choice but to have hope otherwise my future doesn't look too bright :)

Very close to my reaction. Having whichever you value is a big factor in happiness. Rich people have money and crave time. The unemployed have time and crave money. No surprise which of those is happier. The more interesting cases are people who don't have a lot of either but give up time for money (most of us) or give up money for time (ski bums, monks, bohemians of many kinds). Which we pursue is a strong statement about which we value, and - again - those who pursue time seem happier overall. Personally, I've been much happier since I dropped to part time, giving up (some) money for (some) time. I'll be even happier when I take that next step toward full retirement.

TranquilMarmot 11y ago
How did you make the decision to go part time instead of full time? Did you have a sizable amount of cash saved up before choosing to do so, or did you do the math, figure "I only need $X to live each month so I'll only work enough hours to make that"? If that's the case, how are you saving money for retirement? Or do you just want to live out your retirement as a ski bum, or a monk?
- notacoward 11y ago
  Instead of repeating myself, I'll just cite the blog post I wrote about this, and hope the rest of HN doesn't mind. http://pl.atyp.us/2013-10-leaning-out.html http://pl.atyp.us/2013-10-leaning-out.html Things have changed only a bit since then. A couple of years' worth of still-increasing income have brought me even closer to permanent financial security. I'm still pretty unimpressed by where this industry is headed technically, socially, and financially. I still want to finish one more Big Thing for pay, maybe one more on my own, and then just dabble in whichever smaller projects catch my fancy. I know, based on the responses to that blog post, that I'm far from alone. I suspect that many people reading this will eventually end up in the same place, whether they believe it now or not.
  - TranquilMarmot 11y ago
    Thanks for sharing, that was a nice read. Burning out on not just projects but with code is something that resonates with me and I'm only two years into my career! It's very kind of Red Hat to give you time off and let you switch to part time. I'm young blood, so I have hope for where the industry is headed technically and financially (not so sure about socially...). Then again, I don't really have a choice but to have hope otherwise my future doesn't look too bright :)