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Maybe it helps being rich, but just as a counter example, my grandfather was never rich. He was a clock-in/clock-out guy and still managed to spend a lot of tim
by imnotadoctor999 8y ago
Maybe it helps being rich, but just as a counter example, my grandfather was never rich. He was a clock-in/clock-out guy and still managed to spend a lot of time with me while I was growing up. He had a lot more patience than most of the "white collar" adults in my life ever did, and taught me lots of useful skills like how to fix a lot of electrical or mechanical things.
- jedberg 8y agoSure it’s possible to do it when you’re not rich. It’s just a lot easier if you are. Like many things in life. :)
- pvg 8y ago"It's better to be young, rich and healthy than old, sick and poor" is probably not the most novel insight worth writing down for the benefit of others.
- jedberg 8y agoI believe the insight that I was sharing is that it matters in this case, as many people would not realize that it is relevant here.
- pvg 8y agoYou think 'a lot of things that take time are easier when you have the means to do whatever you want with your time' is something that eludes most people? About anything much, really, be it child rearing or laundry? I think that is very, very unlikely.
- jedberg 8y agoMy experience as a parent and in talking to other parents says yes, it eludes most anyone I ever talk to about it. Also the 33 point on the post tell me at least 33 more people found it interesting than did not.
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- pvg 8y agoIt could well be that you're right and noticing that not having to go to work frees up a lot of time is indeed a counterintuitive and valuable lifehack. It could also be that I'm right and it's an observation made of pure triteonium. I'm sure we can both agree, though, that the gold standard for statistical significance is 30 Helens. 33 HN users is nowhere close to 30 Helens.
- cbsmith 8y agoWhite collar doesn't mean rich. It means never really clocking out because your time is valuable enough it is worth monetizing every minute of it.