2021-02-18 The Battle between Ti

Five years ago, the project manager I was supporting had his face in his hands. He’d worked 70 hours that week. We started talking about life as I sometimes found myself playing therapist with him. He sighed and said, “I’ve never had time and also money. I’ve only ever had one or the other.”

He explained how it was his own fault for choosing this career path and wanting to make good money. It was a sad sentiment to hear from a guy who was clearly cracking under the pressure.

A Harvard study followed 1000 students after graduation. They found that those who went out into the workforce and valued time more than money tended to be happier when surveyed later in their career. This didn’t mean they took lazy, low-pressure opportunities. It generally meant they demarcated a line at which the pursuit of money wasn’t worth the sacrifice. They understood the importance of balance.