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Why calculating hourly cost ruins purchasing pleasure

I cannot enjoy anything I buy because I immediately calculate how many hours of work it cost me, and nothing ever feels worth my time.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The commodification of time transforms all acquisition into a grim accounting where joy becomes secondary to efficiency.

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