An intentional life

By constraining your time, a full-time job limits the nature of experiences you can have. It imposes a schedule that your entire life has to fit around. Every decision involving time has to pass the “let me check with work” test. That means your time is not yours - you borrow it from your employer. - Work Didn’t Work

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# Attention span

  • intention vs decision
    • intention - what you planned to do
    • decision - realising your intention
    • attention span is in general of 5h (for adolescent)
      • multitasking consume more or less ressource - depending on the task
      • focusing help on complex task
      • attention need rest - doing nothing (idleness) is an impotant activity (not the same as resting)
      • is medium dependant
      • is a faculty like memory (even if it can be developed in certain context)
      • phone presence is disrupting concentration (rather than usage)

# see also

Corporate jobs will always be there, but there’s an expiration date on your dreams - I took a 90% pay cut, here’s why you should too

Written on July 12, 2021, Last update on July 19, 2026
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