Good for you for realizing it early on. Some people don't break that cycle and continue pushing, till their health gives out or they have spent a lifetime just working for someone else with almost no life enjoyment. There is an unhealthy culture that promotes and celebrates that.
I did something similar when I was young. Lots of work with long hours and many days in a row. As a contractor I wasn't limited to how much I could work. I think the longest shift I ever did was 34 hours straight. Complete madness.
Now I listen to my body and mind more. I work for as long as I enjoy it and take a break when I feel like it. Some days I wake up, make coffee, and decide that no matter what is on the list, I'm just going to relax and take the canoe out on the lake or go for a random walkabout. Some days I push it and work long hours. There needs to be a balance.
Cheers to escaping the unhealthy mentality of society!
You look so much happier, healthier and relaxed now compared to then. I feel your pain, blueberry session in a month at Oxford foods/Maine Wild blueberry factory 7 pm - 7 am seven nights a week and still have side work I do. So all in all about 17 hours a day for a month and a half. Then into firewood for winter etc., not getting any younger at 55 😆
Good for you for realizing it early on. Some people don't break that cycle and continue pushing, till their health gives out or they have spent a lifetime just working for someone else with almost no life enjoyment. There is an unhealthy culture that promotes and celebrates that.
I did something similar when I was young. Lots of work with long hours and many days in a row. As a contractor I wasn't limited to how much I could work. I think the longest shift I ever did was 34 hours straight. Complete madness.
Now I listen to my body and mind more. I work for as long as I enjoy it and take a break when I feel like it. Some days I wake up, make coffee, and decide that no matter what is on the list, I'm just going to relax and take the canoe out on the lake or go for a random walkabout. Some days I push it and work long hours. There needs to be a balance.
Cheers to escaping the unhealthy mentality of society!
Thank you, Big coffee cheers buddy!
Just what I needed to hear, thanks!
Thank you!! ☺️
Well written, fully agree, I was there, thought I was doing good, NOT, made great money, at a cost !
Much more to life, than money. Be smart, be well.
Thank you,
Much much more to life than money :)
You look so much happier, healthier and relaxed now compared to then. I feel your pain, blueberry session in a month at Oxford foods/Maine Wild blueberry factory 7 pm - 7 am seven nights a week and still have side work I do. So all in all about 17 hours a day for a month and a half. Then into firewood for winter etc., not getting any younger at 55 😆
Those are some looong days, I hope you get a chance to have some fun!
Well I do get to hibernate in the winter. 😴😂
Nice, Amy. Thanks.
Thank you