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If the only purpose of your life truly is to pay bills, that would cause anyone to burn out.

by marginalia_nu 2y ago

surgical_fire 2y ago
Nah. You cab find happiness and purpose elsewhere. From family to hobbies. Work is merely a means to an end.
sodality2 2y ago
Not the only purpose of your life. Just the only purpose of working.
- marginalia_nu 2y ago
  With a full time job, you're spending most of your waking hours preparing to work, commuting to work, working, and commuting from work. There's not really much time and energy remaining to do something meaningful. Like it or not, your work is to a good approximation your life, the rest is a rounding error.
  - sodality2 2y ago
    I don’t think that’s always true. With remote work, flexible schedules, etc, you can reduce the costs of working. In the worst cases, you might have a long commute making your 8 hour work day into 10+. But you still have weekends and probably at least 6-8 waking hours outside of work. (I’m imagining an 8-6 with commute, so assuming 8 hours of sleep, 6-9pm and 5-8am) Best case, you remove a commute and gain a whole day back with a 4x8 schedule
    - marginalia_nu 2y ago
      Those additional 6-8 hours dwindle down to 1-2 hours real quick when you consider you still have housework to do on top of work, cooking, cleaning, washing, you also need to eat and buy groceries. Also can't do anything exciting immediately before going to sleep.
dfxm12 2y ago
The problem is some need to work to burnout or else they can't pay bills. This is especially true in places like the USA where so many social benefits are tied to employment. Employers understand this. They know a lapse in employment could be devastating, so they can put the screws to employees.
- fuzzfactor 2y ago
  If you are only working for money, you may or may not already be monetizing burnout itself. If not, it looks like a growth industry, and it might be a good idea to monetize the things that burn other people out.

If the only purpose of your life truly is to pay bills, that would cause anyone to burn out.

surgical_fire 2y ago

Nah. You cab find happiness and purpose elsewhere. From family to hobbies. Work is merely a means to an end.

sodality2 2y ago

Not the only purpose of your life. Just the only purpose of working.

marginalia_nu 2y ago
With a full time job, you're spending most of your waking hours preparing to work, commuting to work, working, and commuting from work. There's not really much time and energy remaining to do something meaningful. Like it or not, your work is to a good approximation your life, the rest is a rounding error.
- sodality2 2y ago
  I don’t think that’s always true. With remote work, flexible schedules, etc, you can reduce the costs of working. In the worst cases, you might have a long commute making your 8 hour work day into 10+. But you still have weekends and probably at least 6-8 waking hours outside of work. (I’m imagining an 8-6 with commute, so assuming 8 hours of sleep, 6-9pm and 5-8am) Best case, you remove a commute and gain a whole day back with a 4x8 schedule
  - marginalia_nu 2y ago
    Those additional 6-8 hours dwindle down to 1-2 hours real quick when you consider you still have housework to do on top of work, cooking, cleaning, washing, you also need to eat and buy groceries. Also can't do anything exciting immediately before going to sleep.

dfxm12 2y ago

The problem is some need to work to burnout or else they can't pay bills. This is especially true in places like the USA where so many social benefits are tied to employment. Employers understand this. They know a lapse in employment could be devastating, so they can put the screws to employees.

fuzzfactor 2y ago
If you are only working for money, you may or may not already be monetizing burnout itself. If not, it looks like a growth industry, and it might be a good idea to monetize the things that burn other people out.