http://www.alexstjohn.com/WP/2016/05/16/strange-times-wage-slaves/
Most important point, look at the people who are highly successful, like Gates, Musk, Buffet, and Jobs. For them, there is no work/life balance, there is no sense of sacrifice. They only work on things they truly believe in, things they know will be of value to others. They don't need to wind down from work because for them, work is satisfying, challenging, and invigorating.
When I started analyzing why I was so unhappy in my life, what has caused me to move jobs, I realized a part of it is that I find the work most companies hire me to do immensely unfulfilling. It has little value, and ultimately will have no impact on peoples' lives. I think of the POTUS. He doesn't work just 40 hours and go home. He spends 4 to 8 years working 24/7 in a high-pressure job, dealing with people who don't like him, all because he believes (on some level) he can make a difference. He believes in his mission. (I know I am romanticizing this a little).
If you're in a position where you simply want to go home and do something else (as I am in), it's time to move on and keeping moving until you find that work that consumes you. Life is too short to work in a shitty job.
Most important point, look at the people who are highly successful, like Gates, Musk, Buffet, and Jobs. For them, there is no work/life balance, there is no sense of sacrifice. They only work on things they truly believe in, things they know will be of value to others. They don't need to wind down from work because for them, work is satisfying, challenging, and invigorating.
When I started analyzing why I was so unhappy in my life, what has caused me to move jobs, I realized a part of it is that I find the work most companies hire me to do immensely unfulfilling. It has little value, and ultimately will have no impact on peoples' lives. I think of the POTUS. He doesn't work just 40 hours and go home. He spends 4 to 8 years working 24/7 in a high-pressure job, dealing with people who don't like him, all because he believes (on some level) he can make a difference. He believes in his mission. (I know I am romanticizing this a little).
If you're in a position where you simply want to go home and do something else (as I am in), it's time to move on and keeping moving until you find that work that consumes you. Life is too short to work in a shitty job.
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