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How People Are Wasting Their Life and Don’t Realize It

You are the only one that can determine what is a waste of time.

Chris Freyler
3 min readApr 17, 2022
Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash

I’m 47 years old, and I’ve spent more time drinking and fucking off than I care to admit. And that’s not calculating the excessive amounts of procrastination I love to do.

If you are anything like me, you waste more time than you know. I am fortunate enough not to have a 9–5 job. Years ago, I concluded that that type of life isn’t for me, but is it?

I know it would give me some structure, but do I want that kind of structure? It would be good in a sense, and I could then write that off as time not wasted but making money.

Some will consider their job a time-waster because they despise their career path. They are miserable at their jobs.

I’ve spent so much time on what I label as fun as I destroy my mental and physical health and, at times, my finances. I’ve spent years chasing and trying to change a girl that is in no way interested in change, but it’s apparent I’m not either.

So, I thought about it.

There are days I waste 5+ hours! That is a lot of time wasted. It’s essential to make a list of what you consider time wasters. Some examples could include:

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Chris Freyler
Chris Freyler

Written by Chris Freyler

Mistake Maker Extraordinaire .Writing from a place I don’t understand at times. I write to help myself, in return hope it helps you. Just another Quora guy.

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