TJ Walker argues that exposing yourself to advertisements in order to save money effectively sells your time for very little value. He recommends buying ad-free content (examples: Netflix, Amazon Prime) so you can protect your attention and focus on what matters.
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You've heard the expression time is money, but isn't that something we give lip service to? After all, don't most of us actually work for free or almost 25 cents an hour? That's what it is when you really add up the value of our time that we give away to advertisers. Whether you're watching commercial tv, commercial radio, surfing websites, if you expose your eyes to ads to save a few bucks, you're selling yourself cheap. Now I've been guilty of this too, but I'm a firm, firm believer in buying whatever content you use so that you don't have to be subjected to advertise. I buy Netflix for a very inexpensive amount each month so I don't have to watch broadcast TV and all the commercials. I have Amazon prime so I can listen to music in the car rather than commercial radio stations. So always be on the lookout for ways you can save your eyes and ears from exposure to ads so you can focus on what's important to you.