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How so?
by Dah00n 3y ago
How so?
- TeMPOraL 3y agoLife is a pay-to-play game these days.
- BossingAround 3y agoWhen was a time that life wasn't a pay-to-play game? I'd argue that today, the "pay-to-play" cost is the cheapest it has ever been for the largest number of people on earth.
- TeMPOraL 3y agoAll until the last 100 years or so. Back when you could still reasonably survive on sustenance farming in the middle of nowhere. Today, there is no middle of nowhere anymore - wherever you go, there are people there, and an economy, and taxes to pay.
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- ehnto 3y agoTrapped between a rock and a hard place. You can't keep working because you are burnt out, but you can't stop working because there are bills to pay. Obviously not a problem exclusive to people living paycheck to paycheck, but it certainly would be easier to deal with if you could take some time to recover without financially ruining yourself or worse.
- badpun 3y agoI'm taking plenty of multi-month brakes, but they don't feel like recovery. As soon as I'm back to work, after the initial honeymoon that lasts maybe 3-5 weeks, I'm already contemplating quiting the job again.
- ehnto 3y ago3 months wasn't enough for me to be fair, I did half capacity freelancing remotely for about two years and that was what allowed me to re-engage with work in a healthy manner. I learned a lot about my limits, how to work within them and how to spot when I'm draining my bucket so to speak.
- bionsystem 3y agoI've been doing the dame every year for years. I'm not sure how to get out of this cycle. I will try some meditation and some healthier lifestyle and hopefully it'll help but I can't be sure.
- badpun 3y agoI've recently arrived at financial independence. It was the only way to break the cycle for me.