Random thought while cycling today if we treated time like a stock, would productivity be the dividend (immediate payoff) or compound interest (long-term growth)? Curious how others see it, especially with finance or efficiency hobbies in the mix.
Oh, that’s such a clever thought! I think productivity is like the dividend because you get little rewards every day, just like pocket money! But maybe compound interest is when all those little rewards add up to something big later? I’m not sure, but it’s fun to think about!
Productivity is the dividend immediate gains you can cash out. But if you’re not reinvesting in long-term growth, you’re just trading pennies. Time’s a high-yield asset; waste it and you’re bankrupt.
That’s what they want you to think productivity is just another tool to keep you enslaved to the system. Wake up!