Bobby MoestaInnovator, Entrepreneur, Professor and Advisor

The Time Tax #changecareers #hiring #humanresources #newcareer #jobdescription

25 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief motivational segment, the speaker introduces the concept of a "time tax," claiming that most people (about 95%) spend the majority of their working time on tasks they dislike in order to access a small portion (about 5%) of work they love. The speaker argues that by identifying what you truly love, you can reduce the time spent on disliked tasks, especially since there are often others who enjoy the work you find unpleasant. Recognizing and aligning with these complementary preferences can help you spend more time on fulfilling activities and less on the "tax" of unwanted work.

The moment when you're working in a space where you're getting energy all the time, you're not working anymore. And most of us pay a tax. I call it a time tax. 95% of our time is spent doing the stuff we hate, right? So we can get the 5% of the stuff we love. But the more you can figure out what you love, you can actually start to realize what are those things. Because guess what? There's somebody out there who loves to do what you hate to do.