The Psychology of Money - Timeless lesson of Wealth, Greed, and Happiness - Freedom
“The ability to do what you want, when you want, with who you want, for as long as you want, is priceless. It is the highest dividend money pays.”
用钱换时间。如果钱足够涵盖我一般的花销,而自己能有足够的选择权,在特定时间,特定地点,和特定人,去做特别的事,那就是财富自由。
“Having a strong sense of controlling one’s life is a more dependable predictor of positive feelings of wellbeing than any of the objective conditions of life we have considered.”
能够掌控自己的时间和生活是能给人带来正能量的。
“Rockefeller’s job wasn’t to drill wells, load trains, or move barrels. It was to think and make good decisions. Rockefeller’s product—his deliverable—wasn’t what he did with his hands, or even his words. It was what he figured out inside his head. So that’s where he spent most of his time and energy. Despite sitting quietly most of the day in what might have looked like free time or leisure hours to most people, he was constantly working in his mind, thinking problems through.”
之前天天写代码的时候就会觉得有些senior engineer不写代码每天好轻松哦。现在才发现,写代码也许才是一种幸福,和各种团队打交道,争取项目,做计划,做设计,照顾到每个项目,给组员扫除障碍,关心他们的成长,这些事儿都要花很多的时间,而且也没有一个固定可以很容易衡量的产出。