I remember when I started work it was like you said 9-9, 7 days a week. But that was when I was young and didn’t mind the push. As you grow older, things changed and more balance is needed. Else life becomes unfulfilling.
Thank you for sharing, Livio. I have had an unhealthy relationship with work for the last decade - mostly due to how I enshrined my identity with my company/job. My relationship was toxic because my job became my entire identity. "I am a account executive @ [company]." This is how I would describe myself. Not "I'm an aspiring digital solopreneur, writer and life coach." Basically, I robbed myself of the ability to design a life I wanted because I became completely attached to the job, and that became my life. Looking forward to your next piece, Livio.
Your post really hit on me. I experienced a burn out in 2022. After 10 years of constantly working overtime and pursuing achievement after achievement, I just couldn’t continue, rather I didn’t want to.
Fortunately, I was able to quit that job and had the support from my partner, who encouraged me to focus on my health. I’ve learned so much about me in the last 6 months and included healthy habits as part of my life to answer who I wanted to be.
I feel like a better person now. I now it’s still me but with many improvements and life feels so much enjoyable.
Thanks for this post, can’t wait to read all of your thoughtful content.
The pandemic and working from home have allowed me to find more balance in my life. Things were not working before but I didn’t know how to get out of it.
Now I feel I have a chance.
I still catch myself yearning for the weekend to come so there’s still progress to be made.
I do wonder if there’s a case for a 4 day week. Would I get the same amount of work done??
Great article, I can strongly identify with it. It's so easy too pull yourself into work and just to not feel: like you said in the article, it's easier to work then to face your own sh*t.
I remember when I started work it was like you said 9-9, 7 days a week. But that was when I was young and didn’t mind the push. As you grow older, things changed and more balance is needed. Else life becomes unfulfilling.
Thank you for sharing, Livio. I have had an unhealthy relationship with work for the last decade - mostly due to how I enshrined my identity with my company/job. My relationship was toxic because my job became my entire identity. "I am a account executive @ [company]." This is how I would describe myself. Not "I'm an aspiring digital solopreneur, writer and life coach." Basically, I robbed myself of the ability to design a life I wanted because I became completely attached to the job, and that became my life. Looking forward to your next piece, Livio.
Your post really hit on me. I experienced a burn out in 2022. After 10 years of constantly working overtime and pursuing achievement after achievement, I just couldn’t continue, rather I didn’t want to.
Fortunately, I was able to quit that job and had the support from my partner, who encouraged me to focus on my health. I’ve learned so much about me in the last 6 months and included healthy habits as part of my life to answer who I wanted to be.
I feel like a better person now. I now it’s still me but with many improvements and life feels so much enjoyable.
Thanks for this post, can’t wait to read all of your thoughtful content.
The pandemic and working from home have allowed me to find more balance in my life. Things were not working before but I didn’t know how to get out of it.
Now I feel I have a chance.
I still catch myself yearning for the weekend to come so there’s still progress to be made.
I do wonder if there’s a case for a 4 day week. Would I get the same amount of work done??
Great article, I can strongly identify with it. It's so easy too pull yourself into work and just to not feel: like you said in the article, it's easier to work then to face your own sh*t.