> If you bill £1,000 an hour, as some senior lawyers do, then any particular six-minute increment of time is available to be turned into £100. Can you really af

> If you bill £1,000 an hour, as some senior lawyers do, then any particular six-minute increment of time is available to be turned into £100. Can you really afford an hour in the gym? Can you really afford to call your mother or read a bedtime story to your child? This really hit home. Thinking like this cost me so many relationships in my late 20s and 30s. Working for startups & agencies, getting paid a bonus for launches or finding extra billable time on some projects -- and worse, even when I didn't have an insane deadline, I would usually find reasons to work. "Oh sorry, [Girlfriend], I won't be at dinner with your friends tonight, you go without me... I've gotta work..." And I would use it as an excuse to get out of things I didn't really want to do too. "Oh sorry, [Mom & Dad], I don't have time to drive you to your cousin's funeral, but I'd be happy to send some flowers." And what 27 year-old wants to do those things? They aren't fun, they're tedious, there's no ROI. Except... years later, in my 40s, I really wish I had spent the afternoon with my parents grieving, to gain a bit more experience with that. And to hear their stories and memories of people who meant things to them. I really wish I made time for a few more of my ex-girlfriends too... There will always be someone willing to help you turn each hour of your life into a paycheck. But man, you really can't put a price tag on a lot of things, and there aren't always do-overs. Not going to sit here and tell you to always put family first, but... I wish I had prioritized non-work over work when I was younger.