More hours could not necessarily solve that.
If all the money was immediately converted into a more expensive present, the work did not create more freedom to act in the future.
“I worked hard for the money. The money did very little work for my time.”
The Startup Compass
The question can still be put to me and to the company: What does the income become once it has passed through the account?
A brief experience, a recurring obligation, a tool, a reserve, or an opportunity that still exists after the money has been spent?