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this is such a great post, it should deserve to be on the top. I see many bad comments in this topic but I believe you described an honest example of what it m

this is such a great post, it should deserve to be on the top. I see many bad comments in this topic but I believe you described an honest example of what it means to make good sacrifice and live a good life. I am on the lookout for a new job, was searching for a remote one, and in italy it isn't as easy as outside (at least for now). If I can't find anything suitable I'll seriously consider the part time option, and I wonder why it hasn't been taken into consideration up until now. We are not our work, we are what we are indipendently of our work. Work is a tool, sometimes to freedom, yes, but mostly to be part of this world, to allow us to experience the world, because that's what the money partly does. I agree with you and with the article, we shouldn't work that much, and if we all worked less, it's also probable that even more people would have a job since we all work less. Improving life and human interaction, living with the people we love, that's what really matters.

moron4hire 11y ago
>> We are not our work, we are what we are indipendently of our work. I don't know, I don't think it's necessarily wrong to "be your work." I'm sure a surgeon of a certain congenial disposition can be his work and it is a healthy thing. I'd hope teachers were wanting to "be" their work, though I also understand that they often don't get paid enough to do so. I also don't want to tell anyone their particular lifestyle choices are "wrong". If you want to be a recluse and, IDK, collect stamps the rest of your life, if that is what you really get enjoyment from, more power to you. Just as long as you personally know what that is and that you're not going to become mayor of your home town because of it. But you are right, by default one shouldn't "be" their work. It's a privilege to have a job that you love. Most of us don't have that privilege. We have to make our own way, and there's only a limited amount of time to do it. Don't get distracted with things that ultimately aren't that important to you. Weigh the options, make an informed decision. People need to stop deluding themselves into thinking they can do everything. We can certainly do anything, just not all of it. You have to choose.
- andrea_sdl 11y ago
  Yes, you got the point. I didn't want to draw a distinct line of good and bad. If work gives you pleasure, a total one, it's more than ok to spend time enjoying it as long as this doesn't affect other parts of your life. Everything could be summed up with "use good judgement" in these cases, but yes, in the end we have to choose.

moron4hire 11y ago

>> We are not our work, we are what we are indipendently of our work. I don't know, I don't think it's necessarily wrong to "be your work." I'm sure a surgeon of a certain congenial disposition can be his work and it is a healthy thing. I'd hope teachers were wanting to "be" their work, though I also understand that they often don't get paid enough to do so. I also don't want to tell anyone their particular lifestyle choices are "wrong". If you want to be a recluse and, IDK, collect stamps the rest of your life, if that is what you really get enjoyment from, more power to you. Just as long as you personally know what that is and that you're not going to become mayor of your home town because of it. But you are right, by default one shouldn't "be" their work. It's a privilege to have a job that you love. Most of us don't have that privilege. We have to make our own way, and there's only a limited amount of time to do it. Don't get distracted with things that ultimately aren't that important to you. Weigh the options, make an informed decision. People need to stop deluding themselves into thinking they can do everything. We can certainly do anything, just not all of it. You have to choose.

andrea_sdl 11y ago
Yes, you got the point. I didn't want to draw a distinct line of good and bad. If work gives you pleasure, a total one, it's more than ok to spend time enjoying it as long as this doesn't affect other parts of your life. Everything could be summed up with "use good judgement" in these cases, but yes, in the end we have to choose.