<story><title>High-Earning Men Are Cutting Back on Their Working Hours</title><url>https://www.wsj.com/articles/high-earning-men-are-cutting-back-on-their-working-hours-11674697563</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>bqmjjx0kac</author><text>Doesn&amp;#x27;t everyone wonder if they&amp;#x27;re the first immortal to be born?</text></item><item><author>52-6F-62</author><text>It’s not their potential mortality. It &lt;i&gt;is&lt;/i&gt; their mortality. Very real, and always imminent.&lt;p&gt;Once it stops becoming a “potential” thing, and it’s accepted as reality, then you start making real choices.&lt;p&gt;The outcome is telling but not surprising. It’s among the oldest human wisdom.</text></item><item><author>ren_engineer</author><text>the last sentence of the article hints at the real reason it was written in the first place:&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt;But as staff cut back their hours, it costs medical organizations money&lt;p&gt;it&amp;#x27;s just companies screeching that they are making less money because salaried employees are doing less unpaid work. I think the pandemic had a large effect on people in terms of&lt;p&gt;1. Having to face potential mortality much earlier than expected and thus putting lower priority on long term career stuff&lt;p&gt;2. Gave lots of people a glimpse of how much they miss out on due to commuting and being in office when in reality they can do most of their work from home and get benefits like more time with family, more time for hobbies, etc.</text></item><item><author>mrandish</author><text>&amp;gt; &amp;quot;High-earning men in the 25-to-39 age range who could be described as “workaholics” were pulling back, often by choice&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;This seems like great news. I know several guys who&amp;#x27;ve recently opted to earn less in exchange for more time off at home with their young kids. They are happier and the kids love it.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>ectopod</author><text>Scientifically speaking, the human death rate is a surprisingly low 93%. This is the obvious calculation: the number of people who died divided by the number who were born.</text></comment>
<story><title>High-Earning Men Are Cutting Back on Their Working Hours</title><url>https://www.wsj.com/articles/high-earning-men-are-cutting-back-on-their-working-hours-11674697563</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>bqmjjx0kac</author><text>Doesn&amp;#x27;t everyone wonder if they&amp;#x27;re the first immortal to be born?</text></item><item><author>52-6F-62</author><text>It’s not their potential mortality. It &lt;i&gt;is&lt;/i&gt; their mortality. Very real, and always imminent.&lt;p&gt;Once it stops becoming a “potential” thing, and it’s accepted as reality, then you start making real choices.&lt;p&gt;The outcome is telling but not surprising. It’s among the oldest human wisdom.</text></item><item><author>ren_engineer</author><text>the last sentence of the article hints at the real reason it was written in the first place:&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt;But as staff cut back their hours, it costs medical organizations money&lt;p&gt;it&amp;#x27;s just companies screeching that they are making less money because salaried employees are doing less unpaid work. I think the pandemic had a large effect on people in terms of&lt;p&gt;1. Having to face potential mortality much earlier than expected and thus putting lower priority on long term career stuff&lt;p&gt;2. Gave lots of people a glimpse of how much they miss out on due to commuting and being in office when in reality they can do most of their work from home and get benefits like more time with family, more time for hobbies, etc.</text></item><item><author>mrandish</author><text>&amp;gt; &amp;quot;High-earning men in the 25-to-39 age range who could be described as “workaholics” were pulling back, often by choice&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;This seems like great news. I know several guys who&amp;#x27;ve recently opted to earn less in exchange for more time off at home with their young kids. They are happier and the kids love it.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>gammarator</author><text>I have found no evidence against it to date</text></comment>