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I think modern work-life tears people up psychologically, to a point where they think wanting to sleep during the day, eat during the day, and not wanting to wo

I think modern work-life tears people up psychologically, to a point where they think wanting to sleep during the day, eat during the day, and not wanting to work and not wanting to sit at a desk. I argue all the above is natural tendencies! Though I entertain that certain schedules can be healthy - rising and sleeping with the sun, sorting hygiene upon waking. I really question the modern way of working since moving to a 4 day work week. I think we are all cucked into accepting that working during all the waking hours at a screen should be the norm 72% of the week with only 14% of your waking hours relaxing

AStonesThrow 2y ago
Regularly-timed sleep and regularly-timed, appropriate meals are two of the most important factors, along with proper exercise, in mood and feelings of well-being. If someone follows the passions of their flesh, day in and day out, they will feel unfulfilled and lose pleasure; their mood could become depressed; they will be out of touch with the world's cycles and rhythms. If you can count on waking up regularly (whether based on sidereal or railroad time zones) and count on meals at appointed times, and you dress for the day and don't lounge in your pajamas, and you get to the gym or have a walk, and you keep up your physical appearance and hygiene, then I guarantee that your mood and pleasurable experiences will benefit from that. And an unemployed person at risk of depression needs that regularity and discipline all the more. And yes, if none of this comes naturally, then we gotta fight our inherent tendencies to fall apart, we need to establish structures that are reasonable and achievable, and we need to strive for adherence, hour by hour, day by day. For other people, chilling out and letting go is more important, and relaxation is always beneficial--recreation should be built into any structured, disciplined schedule and not neglected by any means.

AStonesThrow 2y ago

Regularly-timed sleep and regularly-timed, appropriate meals are two of the most important factors, along with proper exercise, in mood and feelings of well-being. If someone follows the passions of their flesh, day in and day out, they will feel unfulfilled and lose pleasure; their mood could become depressed; they will be out of touch with the world's cycles and rhythms. If you can count on waking up regularly (whether based on sidereal or railroad time zones) and count on meals at appointed times, and you dress for the day and don't lounge in your pajamas, and you get to the gym or have a walk, and you keep up your physical appearance and hygiene, then I guarantee that your mood and pleasurable experiences will benefit from that. And an unemployed person at risk of depression needs that regularity and discipline all the more. And yes, if none of this comes naturally, then we gotta fight our inherent tendencies to fall apart, we need to establish structures that are reasonable and achievable, and we need to strive for adherence, hour by hour, day by day. For other people, chilling out and letting go is more important, and relaxation is always beneficial--recreation should be built into any structured, disciplined schedule and not neglected by any means.