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When I was younger, I tried to spend as much of my free time as possible learning things that would enhance my career. New programming languages, frameworks, et
by jmkni 3y ago
When I was younger, I tried to spend as much of my free time as possible learning things that would enhance my career. New programming languages, frameworks, etc, things like that.
Eventually I realised that doing what is basically your job in your free time is fucking exhausting.
Nowadays I try to spend that time learning things which won’t enhance my career. Gardening, cooking, woodwork, much less stressful and more fulfilling imo
- asdff 3y agoIts hard to have a fulfilling job. Too many the managers try and make you feel like you are either fighting off an invasion or reloading between waves, no rest no reward just keep up the pace. All that effort you put in frequently has nothing lasting happen after with it. Reset tomorrow with more piled on your plate like today never happened. Meanwhile, with these other things you do get fulfillment because you see directly the fruits of your labor investment. You garden and get food and a beautiful environment. You cook and get a wonderful meal. You woodwork and get something beautiful or functional or both. You work out or do sports and you see your body develop and improve. In all cases, you are getting better at something or producing things and taking full advantage of it. You get this sense of progression like you are skilling in an RPG except the benefits are tangible.