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Realize That Work is Half of Your Life – So Enjoy It!! — 4 Comments

  1. This post came at the right time for me. Since I’ve started my student teaching this semester at school, my time spent working has increased significantly. Not only do I have to work 40 hours a week on the job, but I also have to do a bunch of work afterwards. This week especially has been stressful. Ever have that stressful, tense feeling all over your body? That’s how I’ve been for most of this week. Now that the week is winding up, I have started to relax more, but I still have two more days before I can really unwind.

    I agree with you that you need to do something if work is getting to you. A couple nights ago I just decided to watch a movie and do no work at all. I had plenty of things I could have done, but I knew that I needed a break more. It was a great idea. I felt so good afterward. It will all be worth it. And in a couple more weeks, my work load will go down significantly. But in the meantime I should take more of your advice and keep an eye on my work/life balance.

    • Hey Steve,

      well, I’m glad this helped but at the same time I’m sorry to hear that work is so stressful for you at the moment – particularly as I know you are a pretty chilled out kind of guy.

      At least you have the presence of mind to do something about it and probably more resources than most to that end – I know you have your priorities straight and a really good approach to life – let me know if there’s anything at all I can do to help,

      cheers buddy,
      Alan

  2. Good point – having a little extra focus made the day go quicker and changed your perception. Like a lot of things, it’s all about perception. If you think you hate your job, you’ll hate your job, but you can change your focus.

    Maybe you won’t switch from hating your job to loving your job but looking at it a different way can shake you out of the same old negative thoughts – as in your example.

    take care & best wishes,

    Alan

  3. A game changer for me was to realize I “only” had 4 hours after arriving before lunch and I wanted to get some things accomplished. Or I “only” had two hours before the next meeting. It made the day go more quickly in spite of the fact that I didn’t like my job.

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