The Value Of Time
We don’t really value time as much as we value money, even though money one lost can be earned again, but lost time can never come back.
Many of us waste a lot of time on social media and other platforms consuming content of varying quality. If we really valued time, we would be aware of the time wasted on overthinking or being stuck in the past, or simply being miserable.
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