Subj : Re: 3.5 weeks to being la
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : boraxman
Date : Mon Aug 08 2022 22:32:01

 pF>  bo> Sounds pretty sweet, and a pretty good idea here.  Making the commute
 pF>  bo> actually part of your working day.  We "work from home", so why now
 pF>  bo> have "Work while you commute".  So even if you are commuting an hour
 pF>  bo> each way, that hour could part of your working day if you are actuall
 pF>  bo> able to get work done.  Then when you're there, you can have your
 pF>  bo> physical face to face meetings.
 pF> 
 pF> A friend of mine justifies his self-driving Tesla that way - he owns a 
 pF> company and drives 1 1/2 hours each way occasionally to the office.
 pF> 
 pF> He was pulled over using a cell phone while the car was driving and 
 pF> cautioned that he needed to have the phone mounted on the dash, even if
 pF> the  car was driving.   :)
 pF> 
 pF> You could look at it as saving your hourly rate's worth of salary, or
 pF> the  opportunity cost of being able to make dinner with your kids, spend
 pF> time  outdoors with your partner, etc.
 pF> 
 pF> My current gig is going all remote, I don't know how I'll feel when this
 pF> gig  runs its course and I have to drive in again.
 pF> 
 pF> 

You can always find a way to make more money, much more, but your time on this Earth is more or less fixed.  There is only so long you will have.

Time therefore is more valuable than money, much more valuable.  Lost dollars can be recouped, lost time cannot.

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