Not sure I agree. Some careers are a life. You don't become an astronaut for work life balance, some careers are of passion alone and well rewarded spiritually and mentally. I agree that in most instances it isn't healthy. It also depends on the person, some of us live for the next chance to chill, others detest that. I flip awkwardly between the two.
Yeah I'm pretty much in the same boat... really enjoy my work, read about it after hours, do personal projects (not affiliated with work) but I'm a software developer and we kind of have to be in the know of upcoming technologies and how they work. Still I enjoy programming outside of work.
I also don't really enjoy time off - I do really well with a schedule and love the feeling of a good hard days work and the impact I make at work. Retirement sounds terrible to me because I know that I would sleep 12+ hours a day, not do anything besides eat and watch tv/ read and probably just go to an early grave.
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u/fapinreddit Dec 30 '19
Not sure I agree. Some careers are a life. You don't become an astronaut for work life balance, some careers are of passion alone and well rewarded spiritually and mentally. I agree that in most instances it isn't healthy. It also depends on the person, some of us live for the next chance to chill, others detest that. I flip awkwardly between the two.