How you been? ‘Work has been horrendous…’ she says. ‘I feel like my whole life is work.’
How often do we ask how a person is and all they say in response is to talk about their work — how terrible their work day was or the amount of hours they’re putting in…
My life is my work
We can’t seem to shake work from our conversations or our minds.
So much of our emotions, energy and subconsciousness is tied up in work or our feelings about it. Our work becomes our identity and embodies how we feel about ourselves.
Job satisfaction = life satisfaction
Job progression = life progression
Lack of work = lack of self
Job parity = relationship parity
Job industry adjacencies = friendship circles
Our job equates to who we are
Retire Early
On the other side of the same coin, there are many movements to pursue financial independence and retire early. Work is the one of the worst burdens laid upon mankind. Toil is full of thistles and thorns.
These movements preach: