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My First Million

My First Million

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Dollar Per Hour Decision Making

Evaluate all time-based decisions through the lens of true hourly value, factoring in post-tax income and total time investment including opportunity costs

Decision Rule

If an activity generates less than your target dollar-per-hour rate (factoring in taxes and true time cost), delegate it, eliminate it, or systematize it

How It Works

Calculate your true hourly rate from highest-value activities (post-tax), then ruthlessly eliminate or delegate anything below this threshold. This forces focus on highest-leverage activities and prevents successful people from wasting time on low-value tasks.

Failure Modes

Forgetting to factor in taxes and full time costs

Applying too rigidly to relationship or health activities

Not updating rate as wealth/skills increase

Ignoring activities that build future earning capacity

Example Decision

Rob won't return a $100 blender to save money because his time is worth far more than $100/hour. Instead, he focuses that time on ventures or family activities that generate more value.