Working too hard is counter-productive... work too many hours and you'll burn out. And what is the point of working hard if you don't enjoy it? If you consume

Working too hard is counter-productive... work too many hours and you'll burn out. And what is the point of working hard if you don't enjoy it? If you consume yourself with work you don't enjoy do you actually think you'll be able to find things to do in the hypothetical future when you've retired? https://www.jwz.org/blog/2011/11/watch-a-vc-use-my-name-to-sell-a-con/ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2011/11/watch-a-vc-use-my-name-to-s... puts it: "do what you love because you love doing it. If that means long hours, fantastic. If that means leaving the office by 6pm every day for your underwater basket-weaving class, also fantastic." If you really want to not work, buying freedom is much easier by reducing your expenses. Betting on getting rich is a bet, not a plan. In practice there are many paths to freedom, not just getting enough money to not have to work: https://codewithoutrules.com/2016/09/16/sane-workweek/ https://codewithoutrules.com/2016/09/16/sane-workweek/