Westenberg

How to Become a Time Billionaire

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Jul 3, 2025
Discover how to reclaim your most valuable resource: your time. The conversation delves into the concept of a “Time Billionaire,” exploring how ordinary individuals can escape the clutches of productivity culture. Learn about time arbitrage, where the wealthy exploit inefficiencies in attention markets. Challenge the myth of optimization with a strategy of subtraction, and understand why your calendar is more than just a schedule—it's a moral document. This insightful discussion will change how you perceive and manage every hour.
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INSIGHT

Time as a Mispriced Asset

  • Time is the most mispriced asset because it cannot be owned, accumulated, or lent like money.
  • Yet, modern institutions exploit it by buying hours cheaply and renting them at higher rates.
ADVICE

Defend Your Time Like Wealth

  • Treat your time as a scarce luxury and defend it aggressively every day.
  • Reverse the auction dynamic by bidding for your own focused time with real value in mind.
ANECDOTE

Examples of Time Arbitrage

  • A junior engineer earns well while working fewer hours due to managerial disorganization.
  • A newsletter writer can build wealth with minimal weekly hours by exploiting time arbitrage.
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