Money is a zero-sum motivator. If you want $100, and make a plan to earn it, but then find a $20 bill, you’ll probably sandbag your effort and only make $80.
So you either have to want way more $ in a given time than you could rationally plan to earn or find a different motive.
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Your “wants” in dollar terms are limited to what you’ll actually put out positive effort to earn. That’s generally far less than you think you’d like to have to be happy.
What’s the lower limit below which you’ll actually get off your ass? It’s the give-a-fuck amount.
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If you don’t like the idea of being homeless, your rent amount is your give-a-fuck limit. If you don’t mind living out of your car, your parking+groceries bill might be it.
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Another idea: your fuck-it limit is the $ you’re willing to throw at a problem to make it go away without thinking about it. It’s a function of stress you associate with having to navigate a cheaper option.
As in, “fuck it, I’ll just Uber it rather than figure out the bus”
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This is a function of stress so amount varies. Stress of late night transportation when tired: $50
Stress of family emergency travel spending: $5000
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the give-a-fuck limit is the origin of civilization. when God punished Adam and Eve it was punishing them with Work not anything else.
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