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Disclaimer: Haven't read the full article, but got the gist. I have a counterpoint to this. I am from India where if you work normally you will be spending you
by gajju3588 9y ago
Disclaimer: Haven't read the full article, but got the gist.
I have a counterpoint to this. I am from India where if you work normally you will be spending your life in conditions which are not very healthy for you and your family. Your home will be small and in a society where neighbourhood will be lacking in basic facilities like sanitation, security etc.
You might remain happy if you have great friends and a supporting family. But to improve your living standards and getting a healthy lifestyle will ask you for a decent pay which will force you to work more than your peers. And as this is India, the workforce is generally cheap and very competitive so you have to be really good and beat a lot of other people to climb the ladder. And I dare say you can't do that by just doing 'less'.
- alkonaut 9y agoThe point of these "we all work too much" articles only applies to advanced economies where pretty much everyone could work less, and still live a very very comfortable life. Yet we don't. There is nothing illogical about working an extra hour every day when the reward is tangible (as in your example). For me however the difference between working 6 hours and 8 every day is very small in terms of reward and enormous in terms of well being.