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True that many people are different. Lots of working parents can only spare 40 hrs/week which suits them best. Lots of singles or parents with SAH partners who

• pdimitar 5y ago
  Everyone eventually figures it out that more work does not equal more enjoyment. Absolutely everyone, no exceptions. I've seen hyperactive super-ambitious and rich people who lived and breathed work for 99% of their lives and who would probably suffer a nervous breakdown if they had to take a long weekend by the sea with their partner. And I saw them again when they were 70 years old. They were crying and saying how much they regret not spending more time with their kids and grand-kids. Quite a sad sight but also very educational... The difference [among people] that you speak of is very closely correlated to age and life/work experience. I've known people who realized that work is duping them to have almost no personal life and to cheer for other people's success... at 24 years old (quite impressive IMO). I myself finally started catching up with that fact, as dumb and slow as I am, at 36. And yeah, others learn it at 70. It's OK to be ambitious and build a lucrative career (or an empire). The key factor here is knowing when to stop and/or how much % of your waking time you should be dedicating to work. Life is not all about work, never was, never will be. There's a good reason humans were hunter-gatherers for likely tens, if not hundreds, of millennia.