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Among the top 5 deathbed regrets is working too much. Many indicators of quality of life face diminishing returns past a $30k/yr (2005) threshold.
by danuker 4y ago
Among the top 5 deathbed regrets is working too much.
Many indicators of quality of life face diminishing returns past a $30k/yr (2005) threshold.
- ta988 4y agoI switched to a job that gives me more free time, can't be happier. Money past a comfortable level (enough for food, living and some savings) clearly can't buy not having to run around everywhere and think about your next move all the time. I've seen so many people regretting they spent their life just for their job(s) chasing they didn't even knew what. I feel so sorry when I ask how are you and the reply is "busy".
- quacksilver 4y agoIs it more socially acceptable or expected in society to say 'I worked too much' rather than 'my family and wife were dull and annoying and took up loads of time, I wish I had got better at my passions / done more research instead' or similar platitudes? I imagine some people who genuinely think stuff similar the latter won't say it, and others may have it written off as deathbed delirium / psychosis and ignored if they do
- danuker 4y agoI believe them. I remember calculating the optimal amount to work, to maximize non-work non-sleep healthy life expectancy, and it was somewhere around 2 hours per day in my case. Accounting for retirement, it'd be around 4 hours. If you work more than optimal, you lose free time.