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Basing your happiness from your work life is a recipe for unhappiness. You will always find something to nitpick about

by siva7 5y ago

repomies69 5y ago
Agree. Find hobbies, social circles outside of work etc. Work is just so that you can afford to live. I don't think having a "boring" work is a problem, as long as the work I do is ethical I don't care that much what I do for living.
tootie 5y ago
Only if you fail. It is entirely possibly to seek out and find a meaningful job that gives you satisfaction.
- siva7 5y ago
  This is shifting the blame to the depressed
  - tootie 5y ago
    Doesn't sound like OP has thought of this tack yet. Nor is it easy to pull off even if you do try. I'm just saying it's possible.
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rmk 5y ago
Work satisfaction is a large component of happiness, as we spend a lot of our time at work (nearly half our waking hours). It's important not to neglect other aspects of your life and base your self-worth and happiness on work alone, but it's important to ensure you are happy at work.
- effingwewt 5y ago
  Every statement you made is completely subjective. If you added 'For myself' at the beginning it would make more sense as an argument. Assuming others feel the same about work, or that they only spend half their waking time there is pretty short-sighted. I, for one, place no worth on a person by what they do, or what I do, to make a living. As far as I'm concerned, we are not our jobs, and I am sure quite a few people are living their lives with unfulfilled potential because they will never be given the opportunity to find out what they are truly good at or capable of. They are spending most of their lives trying to survive while making the rich richer. To me it's a sad state of affairs all the way around.
- burntoutfire 5y ago
  I agree, but i would phrase it contrarily, as this much more common - work dissatisfaction is often a large component of unhappiness.
  - rmk 5y ago
    Absolutely. Work dissatisfaction has the potential to disrupt other aspects of quality of life, including interpersonal relationships, especially if it's not addressed for a long time.
kyriakos 5y ago
We spend a lot of our time working, enough to affect our general state of mind. A lot of people in a high demand occupation would sacrifice a high salary for happier conditions.

Basing your happiness from your work life is a recipe for unhappiness. You will always find something to nitpick about

by siva7 5y ago

Basing your happiness from your work life is a recipe for unhappiness. You will always find something to nitpick about

Agree. Find hobbies, social circles outside of work etc. Work is just so that you can afford to live. I don't think having a "boring" work is a problem, as long as the work I do is ethical I don't care that much what I do for living.

tootie 5y ago

Only if you fail. It is entirely possibly to seek out and find a meaningful job that gives you satisfaction.

siva7 5y ago
This is shifting the blame to the depressed
- tootie 5y ago
  Doesn't sound like OP has thought of this tack yet. Nor is it easy to pull off even if you do try. I'm just saying it's possible.

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rmk 5y ago

Work satisfaction is a large component of happiness, as we spend a lot of our time at work (nearly half our waking hours). It's important not to neglect other aspects of your life and base your self-worth and happiness on work alone, but it's important to ensure you are happy at work.

effingwewt 5y ago
Every statement you made is completely subjective. If you added 'For myself' at the beginning it would make more sense as an argument. Assuming others feel the same about work, or that they only spend half their waking time there is pretty short-sighted. I, for one, place no worth on a person by what they do, or what I do, to make a living. As far as I'm concerned, we are not our jobs, and I am sure quite a few people are living their lives with unfulfilled potential because they will never be given the opportunity to find out what they are truly good at or capable of. They are spending most of their lives trying to survive while making the rich richer. To me it's a sad state of affairs all the way around.
burntoutfire 5y ago
I agree, but i would phrase it contrarily, as this much more common - work dissatisfaction is often a large component of unhappiness.
- rmk 5y ago
  Absolutely. Work dissatisfaction has the potential to disrupt other aspects of quality of life, including interpersonal relationships, especially if it's not addressed for a long time.

kyriakos 5y ago

We spend a lot of our time working, enough to affect our general state of mind. A lot of people in a high demand occupation would sacrifice a high salary for happier conditions.