Is Working wasting your life?
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Is Working wasting your life?
Yes, working a job/having a career is a waste of your life. At least for most people. If you are one of the rare few who feels great about the work they do and you’re actually making a difference for the world around you, kudos. You are NOT wasting your life, at least not as much.
What do you do when work consumes your life?
Ten ways to stop work from taking over your life
- Put family time in your diary.
- Listen to your body.
- Don’t work on aeroplanes.
- Put buffers in your schedule.
- Don’t have bad meetings.
- Exercise during the work day.
- Learn to say no.
- Work less, think more.
Do we spend most of our lives working?
Writer Annie Dillard famously said, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” For many of us, a large portion of our days is spent at work; in fact, the average person will spend 90,000 hours at work over a lifetime. It’s safe to say your job can make a huge impact on your quality of life.
How do I not let work consume my life?
7 tips to not letting work take over your life
- Keep one day meeting-free.
- Work from home if possible.
- Protect your time away from the office.
- Fit in exercise.
- Make family a priority.
- Take vacation.
- Schedule blank time.
How do I not let work take over my life?
What can you do other than work?
22 things to do after work that’ll enrich your life more than happy hour and Netflix
- Take an evening stroll. Stretch your legs, get some fresh air and enjoy the scenery.
- Read a book.
- Sit outside.
- Go for a hike.
- Visit an art museum or gallery.
- Have friends over for dinner.
- Go to bed early.
- Go geocaching or letterboxing.
How long is a working life?
In 2020, the estimated expected duration of working life for men was 38.0 years while for women it was 33.2 years. The expected average duration among the EU Member States ranged from 31.2 years in Italy to 42.0 years in Sweden.
How many people hate their jobs?
50\% of workers dislike their job. Of course, since how we spend our days is how we spend our lives, that means a lot of workers also don’t like their lives. In fact, the average person will spend 90,000 hours at work over a lifetime.