Time bandit!

The free market economy debate of "Time VS Money" arose for a moment at my work place this morning. A project recently got "OVERTIME APPROOOOOVED!" status and a cohabiting worker commented that he would be remiss to waste any of it (as there is a cap on how much overtime you can accrue). Since overtime is very rarely attainable where I work, I agreed that when you can take advantage of that particular power-up you should, but not at the expense of time set aside for your actual life. Not that time can be set anywhere/when.

Theoretically, one can always make/earn more money. Factually, one cannot make more time.If you find someone who thinks that they have a reasonable argument for time making,you are talking to a corner hobo with a particular psychosis. Tell him you'll stab his heart babies if he doesn't leave you alone.

There is the quandary of "How much is my time worth?" Well, the value of your time is immeasurable, some things considered. If value is equal to the rarity of the object/concept in question, then your time is increasingly valuable. You certainly don't earn more by using what you already have. It can't be banked, borrowed, loaned or transferred in any way. So, I suppose you have to determine that value yourself, and more than likely you will have to change that value as time goes on.

For instance, I very roughly estimated that for every 10 years at a 40 hours per week job, a person winds up committing 2.4 years (24%) of that decade to that job. At this rate, 76% of each decade belongs to you and the things that your various standings in life allow you to do. And that is very, very rough math. Even me mentioning the word math is borderline criminal, as math and I don't agree on me understanding most of it. If it's a dick joke, I get it, I couldn't be more on board. If it's an equation, I'm literally terrified to the point of just yelling dick jokes.

Now, that is not a bad ratio, 7.6:2.4. And, if you happen to be one of the lucky few that gets personal and genuine satisfaction from your job, all the better. The safe bet is that most likely your job is not something that excites, fulfills, challenges or pleases you. At least not to the degree that the things you want to fill your "free" time with do. Personally, any time I spend outside of lifelong friendships, family and playing music is wasted.

So, I tend to see my job as something I don't want to do, using 1/4 of my life occupying a seat at in impersonal desk, carrying out tasks that are hollow to me. It sounds absolutely dismal, but it's really not. It's a neutral job at best/worst. The job itself carries no meaning for me, but the time it takes away does. And I don't do anything about it, of course nobody really does. You don't hear that many tales of BREAKING FREE FROM THE CORPORATE BONDS TO RECONNECT TO GAIA!

I do appreciate that I live when/where I do. I'm still in the prime of my life for my species, living at a time of privilege that has never happened before, built on all the advancements, achievements and sacrifices of everyone before me. I would say I'm lucky, but I don't believe in luck at all. You get where you are almost entirely at random with a little bit of help from self direction. As amazing as The Dark Tower is, there's no Wheel-O-Ka spinning your life tale for you.

If I had a point, I don't know if I'm making it.

I'd love to say I'm quitting here and moving on to something I care about. But it seems that I care about rent, eating and paying back my loans more than I do about the things I care about.

Spend more time doing anything that means anything to you, if you can.