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The Trade We Don’t Talk About

By: David Werdiger
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Nov 6
1 min read
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We’ve all heard the saying: Good, Fast, Cheap – pick two.

But what if instead of asking which two we must have, what if we asked which one we’re willing to give up?

We’ll spend more to skip the queue, get next-day delivery, or hire the person who can do it now.

What does that tell us?

That our most precious resource isn’t money or quality.

It’s time.

The real luxury isn’t speed – it’s the pause.

Taking a moment before choosing what we trade away.

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Productivity culture runs like a hamster wheel. It just keeps running, at the same pace, going nowhere.

Do you manage your time like a hamster wheel or do you put a training program in place and find time to rest?

There's a scene in "Mad Men" where Don Draper is asked what he thought about Hawaii, and instead of talking about beaches, he talks about becoming someone else. Not a version of himself with better tan lines and a Mai Tai. A different person. One who, for a few days, didn't miss

I recently took one of the best holidays of my life, and I never left the resort.

Turns out the destination is beside the point. What you're actually chasing is a change of pace, and if your holiday runs on the same schedule as your working week, you've just moved the treadmill

We have strategies for our careers, our finance, our help.

Pleased to announce a program to help answer an important question: “what’s your strategy for your time?”

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