I am not sure that was the point. My impression is that he was trying to change his perception of the time-vs-money trade-off and make himself more willing to trade money for time (and convenience).
My characterization of Winter’s purpose in engaging in that exercise was based on this sentence:
I may or may not have gone into the yard, made a fire, and slowly fed $100 into the flames while concentrating on how money is useless if you don’t use it.
I am not sure that was the point. My impression is that he was trying to change his perception of the time-vs-money trade-off and make himself more willing to trade money for time (and convenience).
“Not used” money is also known as savings.
My characterization of Winter’s purpose in engaging in that exercise was based on this sentence:
Yes, but the purpose of the exercise is not necessarily equivalent to what you’re concentrating on during the exercise.