what’s stopping you from investing your time #careeradvice #careergrowth #techjobs

23 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief conversational clip, Speaker A argues that smartphones and streaming platforms like Netflix are the biggest obstacles preventing people from investing time in productive activities, such as creating content. Speaker B shares his personal routine: he and his wife watch a single 45‑minute show each night, after which he works late into the early morning (often until 1‑2 AM) before sleeping, then repeats the pattern the next day. He reflects that the need to give up certain habits became apparent during a period of unemployment, prompting him to reconsider how he allocates his time.

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I truly believe that the biggest blocker stopping people is their phone and streaming services like Netflix. To get where you want to go, do you want to sit in 30 minutes and watch your favorite TV show? Or do you want to bang out a YouTube video?
Me and my wife watch probably one show, like 45-minute show every night, she falls asleep, I come into my office, and I work for, you know, 3 hours until 1, 2 AM, and then I go to sleep, then I do it all again the next morning. But it's one of those things where I want to give up things. I think that's where I kind of started, because I had to at some point, especially when I was unemployed.