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Re:How Developers Stop Learning: Rise of the Expert Beginner... by sombremesa on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @11:20AM (#23770750)
To begin with, I'm not a person who 'burns' money - I'm sure I'd be in a different place if I was.

When I say 'enough money' I don't just mean enough money for current expenses. In my opinion, there really is an amount of money beyond which you're probably just adding a measure of unhappiness to your life, if you're making money your first-order objective.

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Re:How Developers Stop Learning: Rise of the Expert Beginner... by nightski on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @12:16PM (#23771321)
You are correlating pursuing a higher salary with longer hours. That doesn't have to be the case. I quadrupled my income by just going freelance and I generally work 20-30 hours a week.

By focusing on money you can actually reduce your overall burden. In my humble opinion this far and away beats taking some low salary job just to get more time.

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Re:How Developers Stop Learning: Rise of the Expert Beginner... by scarface74 on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @08:46PM (#23775891)
“I wish I had less money”. Said no one ever.

While you are busy not being concerned about money. I bet your employer is glad to be getting you cheaply.

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