Here's a mundane (but I hope helpful) take on a portion of this: > The most surprising thing is that you wouldn’t let anyone steal your property, but you consi

Here's a mundane (but I hope helpful) take on a portion of this: > The most surprising thing is that you wouldn’t let anyone steal your property, but you consistently let people steal your time This line struck the strongest nerve with me. I've started to REALLY pay attention to this and fight back, where I can. Example: I subscribe to a meal prep service. They recently stopped sending out the weekly reminder email to choose your meals, and I chatted with CS to figure out the issue. They said "we suggest you put a reminder on your calendar so you don't forget to order from us in case our email doesn't go out". I explained to them: "Sorry guys, I am paying you to save time. You do not get to add an item to my to-do list" and cancelled my account. This kind of thing happens SO often with businesses. "To fix your problem with us, please go through these series of steps". It's maddening. There are only 4 entities that get to forcibly add items to my to-do list: Me, my wife, my CEO, and the US government ;)