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Why is the top answer to "how can I work more" always "work less"? If you don't agree with that the poster is trying to do just don't answer instead of undermi

by kanox 8y ago

Why is the top answer to "how can I work more" always "work less"? If you don't agree with that the poster is trying to do just don't answer instead of undermining their motivation.

geezerjay 8y ago
Perhaps because a desire to spend more time working is, in the grand scheme of things, a colossal mistake. You get top answers advising the OP to work less because some of us lived through the same problem and in the end realized what a colossal mistake it is to waste your life living to work instead of working to live. How many people have laid in their deathbed complaining how they didn't spent more time at the office pushing some paperwork? Hoe many complained they didn't spent enough time with their loved ones? Yes, the top answer is always "work less" because that's alwayd the right answer.
- maceurt 8y ago
  I disagree with this. Some people do not want to have families, and some people are really competitive and ambitious. Not everyone's goal is to spend their time with others or leisure. Furthermore, I know for myself I feel like shit after a lot of social activity or leisure, and feel actually really great after working for a long amount of time. The only hard part is starting.
  - muzani 8y ago
    This hits the nail on the head. I feel like shit after too much social activity, and feel great after working very hard. I thought it was a given that everyone feels better after it and didn't see the need to mention reason in OP.
Wowfunhappy 8y ago
Because the question is impossible to answer without an understanding of why they want to work more.
- muzani 8y ago
  Why is the motivation important? I mean if you see any athlete trying to increase physical stamina, they'd get a few responses. Why not mental stamina?
  - Wowfunhappy 8y ago
    Athletes want to be able to run faster, jump higher, etc. If OP's question was "How can I become better at coding", or even "how can I code for more hours of the day before feeling burnt out," I think the responses would be quite different.

by kanox 8y ago

Why is the top answer to "how can I work more" always "work less"? If you don't agree with that the poster is trying to do just don't answer instead of undermining their motivation.

geezerjay 8y ago

Perhaps because a desire to spend more time working is, in the grand scheme of things, a colossal mistake. You get top answers advising the OP to work less because some of us lived through the same problem and in the end realized what a colossal mistake it is to waste your life living to work instead of working to live. How many people have laid in their deathbed complaining how they didn't spent more time at the office pushing some paperwork? Hoe many complained they didn't spent enough time with their loved ones? Yes, the top answer is always "work less" because that's alwayd the right answer.

maceurt 8y ago
I disagree with this. Some people do not want to have families, and some people are really competitive and ambitious. Not everyone's goal is to spend their time with others or leisure. Furthermore, I know for myself I feel like shit after a lot of social activity or leisure, and feel actually really great after working for a long amount of time. The only hard part is starting.
- muzani 8y ago
  This hits the nail on the head. I feel like shit after too much social activity, and feel great after working very hard. I thought it was a given that everyone feels better after it and didn't see the need to mention reason in OP.

Wowfunhappy 8y ago

Because the question is impossible to answer without an understanding of why they want to work more.

muzani 8y ago
Why is the motivation important? I mean if you see any athlete trying to increase physical stamina, they'd get a few responses. Why not mental stamina?
- Wowfunhappy 8y ago
  Athletes want to be able to run faster, jump higher, etc. If OP's question was "How can I become better at coding", or even "how can I code for more hours of the day before feeling burnt out," I think the responses would be quite different.