I often find myself lamenting that I don’t have more time for my hobbies or other non-work activities. Ironically, I find myself working harder and more often in an attempt to get myself to a financial place where I no longer need to work as much and have more time for hobbies.
It’s all relative, though.
To someone working two full-time jobs (or any parent), 15 minutes in a day is lots of free time.
The amount of free time I have is probably in the top 1% of employed people my age. And in addition to having the time at all, I also have an incredible amount of flexibility with it so that I can really make the most of it.
And that’s all amazing.
But it’s just funny how quickly we take for granted… Literally anything good.
I’ve found myself more and more envisioning a future where AI disrupts my industry to such an extent that I no longer have a livable income from my business. And I’ve realized just how much I take for granted.
And this is one of those things, specifically. Yes, I could have more free time. But like… Not that much more. And it’s not like having a little extra free time is going to drastically change my life.
I think I just need to be more efficient with the time I do have, and consider cutting some things out if I don’t feel like they are providing value to me.
So this is just a note to myself to be thankful for these things. Whether or not they last forever, they are still objectively good.