I agree that we undervalue our time ... until we start to value it more, and then often it's too late (or expensive) to make a change to free more of it, and th

I agree that we undervalue our time ... until we start to value it more, and then often it's too late (or expensive) to make a change to free more of it, and then the complaining commences. I also think that this may have more to do with housing costs than income potential, given that there is a steep cliff of decreasing housing affordability associated with proximity to work, especially in knowledge-sector dominated areas. This is usually the opposite in manufacturing industry dominated areas (i.e. the Rust Belt), where people often pay more to live farther away (and upwind/upstream) from the environmental externalities created by manufacturing facilities.