The Barriers we place between areas of life are useless. This is most obvious in the division of life in “work” and “other parts”. Splitting one whole into two parts and then trying to balance them makes no sense. These Barriers exist only in our minds, in the Game of Self, because we’re mentally unprepared for healthy dynamics and don’t understand the fundamental power of Chaos.
Work is a Trap-word. A Job is an exchange of: Time, Energy, knowledge from your side and Money, appreciation, Education from your employer.
Everyone should work as much or as little, as early or as late, and as remote, as they want, depending on their output and the nature of the work. You should be able to take a break whenever you want.
Your Energy comes from your Motivation. In Hunter mode you have Motivation; in Sheep mode – you don’t have Motivation.
Your knowledge and Diversity of Experience are always with you. The most important skills are self-knowledge and people-knowledge, which are not tied to the workplace.
Problems at work are the number one source for unhappiness, and appreciation is the most important feature of a Job. The only emotionally intelligent way to approach such problems is to separate them into Game of Life and Game of Self parts.
As an employee, the free market does not directly apply to you. Your financial Happiness depends on how well the company is doing, how fairly it distributes profits, and whether other companies compete for your skills. You can never expect to be paid more than what you bring the company, minus expenses, taxes, shareholder profits, and a risk buffer.
Being an employee lowers short-term risk, but the biggest long-term risk is doing the same thing forever. Not taking risks is itself a risk. Seeing Money only through the lens of your Day job is a bad habit. Understanding economics gives you a huge advantage.
Trying new stuff, follow two steps with minimal effort and investment until something works: create a product or service with more demand than supply, and find a way to sell it.
If you love your work, the idea of balance is a fallacy. If you don’t love it, start searching for work you love right away.
Keywords: appreciation, balance, Barriers, Chaos, Day job, Eduction, Energy, Happiness, Job, knowledge, Money, risk, Time, Trap-word, work.
