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Time passes quickly because of jobs. We go in on Monday, we skip the week and come out on Friday, flushing 70% of our time down the toilet.

It's tragic, and I don't want to suffer that fate. Alas, there's no escape for common trash without at least 3 million in assets.

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When you're a kid school takes up much of your day and yet it makes time feel like it's passing more slowly.

I think agency and expectations have a lot to do with it.

At one point you think the adults are keeping you from doing more fun stuff. You think when you're older you'll make your own decisions and things will be better.

Vs... you have no plans to make your future any different than your present. You know you're decades away from being old enough to retire. The evening means "not working" but it also means "nothing of any real interest or meaning." You aren't hoping to make the baseball or dance team next year. You aren't new to everything, trying to figure out relationships with friends and more for the first time.

Counterpoint: I've been semi-retired for almost 10 years. No money pressure. I spend most of my days on light hobbies and a few hours of work on a hobby business. I still feel like the years are going extremely quickly.

I think our brains are addicted to novelty, and memory formation / time perception is intrinsically linked to variety. Personally I have a very nice life close to family and a good daily routine, I have little desire to change how I live. But I still recognise I'm missing out on perception of time past. I'll probably move my work hours up and take on more responsibility just to solve this problem. It's that or have a kid.

I'm sorry, but if you have all the time in the world and you decide to spend it on a "good daily routine" then I don't think there's hope for you.

i agree with the time passing because of jobs, but not with needing money to escape. all you need is to look for work abroad. i left with literally zero budget. sure, you are still doing a job, but in a different country, with a different language, culture, etc, and everything old to the locals is new to you.

Meh, move to a lower CoL country, reduce your expenses, work four days a week, get an easier job. There are many alternatives, unfortunately nobody wants to hear that they should spend less money.

Do you really need all the stuff? Yes, stuff is nice, but is it as nice as more time with friends and family? That's the choice.

Are your friends and family going to move to Vietnam with you?

I wonder what "stuff" you have in mind. I don't spend money on luxury items.

That list wasn't "do all of these things", you can pick and choose. What is luxury depends on each person, but usually there is scope to cut expenses by 20% to gain an extra free day.

Yes, an extra free day is possible. More than that? You tell me.

If you feel that way, you might want to find something else?

I also don't understand why having more money would change how you spend most of your time. It tends to be the other way around. What you do is what you make.

Money lets you choose what you do.

Sam Altman says "don't waste time", because he has the choice what to spend it on, and possibly the illusion that most people have that choice.

i’m ready to prove anyone interested to invest that it is feasible for 1 million

i think it scales down as much as you want, just depends on what quality of life that you want.

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