Slow Down and Take a Break

I was working two jobs in the last months and my life has been worse than ever I have always been. I was so stressed out and I didn't have time and the mood to care about what's around me but just the work.

Just a few minutes ago, I found out this article about Slowing Down referred to by Life Hacker. That is a great article, so great that I couldn't help myself quoting some of them here.

Humans need rests, relaxation, and recreation. We need time to think about things, to clear the mind, and to have fun. But to a person overburdened with claims on her time, fun seems only a distant remembered state of mind.

Workaholism may be the only socially condoned disease. Numerous books have been written about workaholism in America. In Japan there is an expression for death by overwork: Karoshi (Kah-roe-she).

If we let it, work can take over our lives. Work is of course necessary, but the problem is taking it too far. You decide what excess is for you. Having drive is a self-actualizing positive attribute, but being driven, being compelled to work long-hours, is soul destroying.

If you choose to work long hours (maybe you are self employed) then you are in control. But if you work long hours out of fear that if you don’t you’ll be demoted or fired, then that’s a recipe for burnout.

We gotta slow down and take a break to really feel we are what we are. It's gonna take some time for me to adapt but anyhow I'm gonna have some time to just enjoy myself for what I'm.

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