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HairyThotter posted...

Yeah this... balance in all things. I have a 9-5 I hate, but spend 3-6months (usually winter) studying for a new certification to keep my skills current. The other half of the year I come home, relax, see friends, or go the gym.

America is way too obsessed with "productivity" and "hustle" and "being useful"... all comes down to "why aren't you generating money for this country?!" The price of housing, education and health care all continue to rise while wages stay the same... and America's answer is "just work harder... work more often... don't worry about your sanity".

It's just because dollars are a convenient way of quantitatively measuring your 'utility' or 'benefit' from the time - i.e. did you make the most of your day. If there was a way to measure all those other things with a nice single number then I'm sure more priority would be given to other uses of time.

For me? I like to be deliberate and make the most of my time. I like objectives/goals whether it be achieve XX at work, spend time with kid, tidy up house, etc... not all of it is paid, but it's deliberately productive. I also set time aside for relaxation to ensure I don't burn out and that can be productive even if it looks like I'm just lazing on the couch watching Netflix.

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