What is your goal life? Is your only purpose to be a good worker? Personally I want a life - that includes being good at my job, and working on something worthw

What is your goal life? Is your only purpose to be a good worker? Personally I want a life - that includes being good at my job, and working on something worthwhile, and enjoying my work. But a job is just part of my life, and my life includes my family and my friends and learning other things as well. Your career is not you. Your career is not your life. You and your life are far more important than your job. You should read the book "Your Money or Your Life" to get some perspective (https://www.amazon.com/Your-Money-Life-Transforming-Relationship/dp/0143115766/ https://www.amazon.com/Your-Money-Life-Transforming-Relation...) In practice I think you can actually be really good at your job, not work long hours at home, and still stay "competitive", but that's a bigger discussion. So I'm working on a book about how you can succeed as a programmer and still have a sane workweek, leaving you time to do all the other things that matter in life (friends, family, taking care of your health, hobbies. nothing wrong with videogames!). Still in progress, but meanwhile you can sign up for a course based on it: https://codewithoutrules.com/saneworkweek/ https://codewithoutrules.com/saneworkweek/