Metaphors We Live By
The lesson is this: boundaries on time, just like financial budgets, force us to prioritize good decisions. If we treat time like it is unlimited, we will say yes to a lot of things that really are not
Henry Cloud • Boundaries for Leaders (Enhanced Edition): Results, Relationships, and Being Ridiculously In Charge
The metaphorical concepts TIME IS MONEY, TIME IS A RESOURCE, and TIME IS A VALUABLE COMMODITY form a single system based on subcategorization, since in our society money is a limited resource and limited resources are valuable commodities.
George Lakoff • Metaphors We Live By
Time really is limited. We can’t pretend it’s not. Time spent doing one thing is time spent not doing something else. It’s so easy to waste time doing stuff that’s not important, not really fun, and not useful to anyone, not even yourself.
Derek Sivers • Hell Yeah or No: what’s worth doing
Everything has to be paid for, especially money.
Sarah Manguso • 300 Arguments
