Think of how stingy you are with your money:
if someone on the street asks for $10, you're not giving it to them.
There's no way you're giving a 30% tip for a normal dining experience.
And so on.
And yet so many of us just waste ungodly amounts of our time.
We throw it away, every day.
I know I do unless I'm careful.
What helps me to not waste time is to see it as an investment,
and to keep track of the returns I get for my investment.
This approach has led me to recognize that some things
offer incredible immediate return on investment:
a night spent learning a new song on my preferred instruments,
for example, gives me a lifetime of being able to play that song.
That's an incredible return.
Other investments are more like low-interest, high security,
long-term investments: going to the gym, eating right, etc.
Some, like reading good books, are kind of a combination of both.
But many activities are worthless from an investment perspective:
whatever benefit they seem to give doesn't last any longer
than the activity itself.
"Price is what you pay. Value is what you get." - Warren Buffett.
This applies to everything: money, relationships, time.
Knowing this changes your life.
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