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Quite honestly, if anything, I think we (and I truly mean nearly everyone here) in the EU have far more than necessary to have a decent life and doing anything

by brabel 4y ago

Quite honestly, if anything, I think we (and I truly mean nearly everyone here) in the EU have far more than necessary to have a decent life and doing anything more "business savy" would not have any positive effect on our lives at all. Yes, maybe we could make a little bit more money by being more business crazy, but what's the point if you get nothing you actually desire in return?

phpisthebest 4y ago
This is one of the culture differences between the US and EU for alot of people (though this is changing in the US) Personally I value my "work". That is not to say I value my efforts for my employer which makes this hard to explain. I do not find value is laying around, vacationing, sports, or any other traditional "leisure" activity. I like to work So even when I am not "working" for pay for my employer, I am still working. I am going a personal coding project, or working on my home, or working on my car, or working in some other way. I work... weather it is for pay, for my own personal pleasure.
- maxwell 4y ago
  https://www.hellahealth.com/blog/wellness/regrets-old-age https://www.hellahealth.com/blog/wellness/regrets-old-age
  - phpisthebest 4y ago
    >>Most of their regrets revolved around their family and how they wish relationships, usually either with their children or between their children I am willing to bet, that if you met many of these people in the 40's and 50;'s (where I am today) they would have the same statements. I too sometimes regret I am not closer with family, or have more "friends" but at the same time I do not have the desire to change that reality at all... It is complex psychological problem for me I have always since my teens been a "loner", I do not have the mental stamina to be around people for long periods of time. Once of the reasons I would attracted to computer programming, even when working in a "team" you work alone for large periods of time. To be clear I am not really a introvert or rather I am both an introvert and an extrovert when the situation requires it, I can carry a conversion, I can be "the life the room" but I find it mentally draining and exhausting to the point where if I am at a conference for example, I need a few days completely alone after to decompress. So sure I sometimes regret that was not born with the mental gift of being able form these close continual bonds with people... but at the same time I dont have the desire to change that element of myself... if that makes any sense at all.
- arlort 4y ago
  > I am going a personal coding project, or working on my home, or working on my car, or working in some other way That's not working, that's having hobbies (and it's a good thing)

by brabel 4y ago

phpisthebest 4y ago

This is one of the culture differences between the US and EU for alot of people (though this is changing in the US) Personally I value my "work". That is not to say I value my efforts for my employer which makes this hard to explain. I do not find value is laying around, vacationing, sports, or any other traditional "leisure" activity. I like to work So even when I am not "working" for pay for my employer, I am still working. I am going a personal coding project, or working on my home, or working on my car, or working in some other way. I work... weather it is for pay, for my own personal pleasure.

maxwell 4y ago
https://www.hellahealth.com/blog/wellness/regrets-old-age https://www.hellahealth.com/blog/wellness/regrets-old-age
- phpisthebest 4y ago
  >>Most of their regrets revolved around their family and how they wish relationships, usually either with their children or between their children I am willing to bet, that if you met many of these people in the 40's and 50;'s (where I am today) they would have the same statements. I too sometimes regret I am not closer with family, or have more "friends" but at the same time I do not have the desire to change that reality at all... It is complex psychological problem for me I have always since my teens been a "loner", I do not have the mental stamina to be around people for long periods of time. Once of the reasons I would attracted to computer programming, even when working in a "team" you work alone for large periods of time. To be clear I am not really a introvert or rather I am both an introvert and an extrovert when the situation requires it, I can carry a conversion, I can be "the life the room" but I find it mentally draining and exhausting to the point where if I am at a conference for example, I need a few days completely alone after to decompress. So sure I sometimes regret that was not born with the mental gift of being able form these close continual bonds with people... but at the same time I dont have the desire to change that element of myself... if that makes any sense at all.
arlort 4y ago
> I am going a personal coding project, or working on my home, or working on my car, or working in some other way That's not working, that's having hobbies (and it's a good thing)