> Work is not your life I understand the sentiment in the context of being laid off, but I respectfully disagree. IDK, maybe what is meant here is that we sho

> Work is not your life I understand the sentiment in the context of being laid off, but I respectfully disagree. IDK, maybe what is meant here is that we should not be too much emotionally attached to our employer. Makes sense, although depends on the context (like, not the same if you own a part of the company). Unless you achieved FIRE (which not many did), work is a part of your life for a big part of it. The sheer amount of time is 7-8 hours per day: that's at least half of your day time. What is left for the "life" then? I do not want to concentrate a lot on the amount of time alone, but it is a good graphic example. What I want to say is that work is a part of our life and our life experiences. I am not evangelizing the Aristotle's "do what you love and you won't work a single day of your life" either, because I understand it is not always possible, is a bit too rosy, and the work is not always pleasant even if you generally do what you love, and you can be laid off, etc. What I think is that if possible, we should consciously choose what we do as work, and explain its place in our life to ourselves. I understand this sounds cliché a lot, but I truly believe that setting goals and giving the meaning to things is a powerful tool in our minds.