"The question is, What kind of freedom do we really want when it comes to time? On the one hand, there’s the culturally celebrated goal of **individual time sovereignty—the freedom to set your own schedule, to make your own choices, to be free from other people’s intrusions into your precious four thousand weeks**. "On the other hand, there’s **the profound sense of meaning that comes from being willing to fall in with the rhythms of the rest of the word: to be free to engage in all the worthwhile collaborative endeavors that require at least some sacrifice of your sole control over what you do and when**." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[control]], [[collaboration]], [[network-effects]], [[personal-values]], [[character]], [[relationships]] **Source** -- [[202410130434 - B - Four Thousand Weeks]]