<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A meaningful life is not built by rejecting... > A meaningful life is not built by rejecting pleasure; it is built by refusing to let pleasure consume the time required for competence, contribution, and freedom. Protect the hours that teach you what you can become, and they will gradually protect the life you are trying to build. **Source:** [[livestreams/Protecting Time for Learning, Skill, and Purpose - Workbook|Protecting Time for Learning, Skill, and Purpose]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A meaningful life is not built by rejecting pleasure; it is built by refusing to let pleasure consume the time required for competence, contribution, and freedom. Protect the hours that teach you what you can become, and they will gradually protect the life you are trying to build.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-meaningful-life-built-life-trying-build ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->