Money.

It's a useful, objective tool for evaluating markets and value. If product A is more expensive than product B, it must therefore also be of higher quality and worth, right? Whether the quality of the product is actually better, or its brand name just demands more attention, the fact is that it costs more, and everyone knows it, and prices are the same for everybody. If my friend and I buy the same t-shirt, we'll both pay the same price even though I like it more than she does.
That's all good and fine for commercial products. But what happens when you need to choose between two options involving things without a price tag? What price can you put on spending time with your friends or family? Or on new experiences, on happiness?
That's the beauty of utility, that magical economic currency. A little more arbitrary and subjective, but that's also part of its appeal. It takes satisfaction into account.
Having to choose between OQEP and Explore was one of the hardest decisions I've had to make in a long time. Money was one factor to be considered, but in the end, I have to trust that there are more important things to appreciate.
I'm going to Chicoutimi.


Devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning. There's nothing in there about a salary.