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If you truly love what you do number of hours worked becomes inconsequential.

gboudrias 8y ago
I don't know if you're being sarcastic but this is a very dangerous way of looking at it. You absolutely can burnout and overexhaust yourself doing something you love. People need to learn to take breaks and time off more than the other way around imo.
- ekianjo 8y ago
  working long hours does not mean you dont take regular breaks. its like marathons, you dont run at full speed when you know you will run for a long time.
  - augbog 8y ago
    I get what he is saying though. It's like how companies offer unlimited vacation and all these cool perks to make you love working and love staying at work. "You haven't taken vacation? Nah I can take it whenever! It's not big deal! My team needs me and I love my job!" I believe he was referring to it can be dangerous to view your work as something you love. Make sure to give space for your loved ones and your own free time and be conscientious of that. Naturally, your company will do it's best so that you do love your work, but understand there is more to life than that.
some_account 8y ago
The vast majority do not love what they do at work. It's a luxary afforded to a few only.
- manmal 8y ago
  While most are lucky to find a job they love by accident, the rest of them finds it by being privileged and being able to keep looking until they find it.
hinkley 8y ago
To you, the word ‘regret’ is still an abstract concept. If you don’t figure out that there are things in life you love more than work, you’ll learn about regret first hand. Thinking about a spouse? Kids? Hell, friends? A dog? See how much they appreciate how inconsequential your choosing work instead of them is. What are you here on earth to do? John Calvin is dead and gone. So is the Bushido Code. Nobody is waiting around handing out big rewards for your personal sacrifice. And it is a sacrifice. What are you getting for it? Not what are you hoping to get, what are you actually getting? If that answer is enough for you, great, if it isn’t then you need to back up a bit. Those midlife crises can be a doozy.
FranzFerdiNaN 8y ago
Ah yes, if only there were 5 billion jobs available that exactly matched what people love to do.
l39 8y ago
Only thing is that it rarely happens (for many it may never even happen).

I don't know if you're being sarcastic but this is a very dangerous way of looking at it. You absolutely can burnout and overexhaust yourself doing something you love. People need to learn to take breaks and time off more than the other way around imo.

ekianjo 8y ago
working long hours does not mean you dont take regular breaks. its like marathons, you dont run at full speed when you know you will run for a long time.
- augbog 8y ago
  I get what he is saying though. It's like how companies offer unlimited vacation and all these cool perks to make you love working and love staying at work. "You haven't taken vacation? Nah I can take it whenever! It's not big deal! My team needs me and I love my job!" I believe he was referring to it can be dangerous to view your work as something you love. Make sure to give space for your loved ones and your own free time and be conscientious of that. Naturally, your company will do it's best so that you do love your work, but understand there is more to life than that.

some_account 8y ago

The vast majority do not love what they do at work. It's a luxary afforded to a few only.

manmal 8y ago
While most are lucky to find a job they love by accident, the rest of them finds it by being privileged and being able to keep looking until they find it.

hinkley 8y ago

To you, the word ‘regret’ is still an abstract concept. If you don’t figure out that there are things in life you love more than work, you’ll learn about regret first hand. Thinking about a spouse? Kids? Hell, friends? A dog? See how much they appreciate how inconsequential your choosing work instead of them is. What are you here on earth to do? John Calvin is dead and gone. So is the Bushido Code. Nobody is waiting around handing out big rewards for your personal sacrifice. And it is a sacrifice. What are you getting for it? Not what are you hoping to get, what are you actually getting? If that answer is enough for you, great, if it isn’t then you need to back up a bit. Those midlife crises can be a doozy.

FranzFerdiNaN 8y ago

Ah yes, if only there were 5 billion jobs available that exactly matched what people love to do.

l39 8y ago

Only thing is that it rarely happens (for many it may never even happen).