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Significance Deficit
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After a prolonged period where I was only working sporadically because of school and other obligations, I've been working full time again for the last few months. I've realized that along with having a routine and a job where people depend on you to show up and do your part every day comes a certain sense that you're being productive and contributing. I think that saying it gives you purpose would be too strong, but it feels like it's part of the equation in a balanced and healthy life.
That obviously won't be some kind of revelatory information for most people, but my attitude in the past was always to do the bare minimum or that I should be looking for ways to avoid work because I thought it was only a means to an end. A big part of that was a rejection of the puritan work ethic/fetishization of capitalism and financial gain that we see in the US.
Lately though, I've been thinking that's not the case. Something about forcing yourself to get up and go into the world, interact with people, be reliable, not isolate or get in your own head too much, etc. seems to be inherently beneficial. I don't know if it's the group/socialization aspect or if it's actually completing a task that does it, but it's gotten me thinking about the sort of careers I should be looking more into and what I should actually be valuing. An easy, do-nothing type job seems less appealing to me now than something where you have to work hard to accomplish a specific goal.
Not sure where I'm going with this but I'd like to hear others thoughts.
That obviously won't be some kind of revelatory information for most people, but my attitude in the past was always to do the bare minimum or that I should be looking for ways to avoid work because I thought it was only a means to an end. A big part of that was a rejection of the puritan work ethic/fetishization of capitalism and financial gain that we see in the US.
Lately though, I've been thinking that's not the case. Something about forcing yourself to get up and go into the world, interact with people, be reliable, not isolate or get in your own head too much, etc. seems to be inherently beneficial. I don't know if it's the group/socialization aspect or if it's actually completing a task that does it, but it's gotten me thinking about the sort of careers I should be looking more into and what I should actually be valuing. An easy, do-nothing type job seems less appealing to me now than something where you have to work hard to accomplish a specific goal.
Not sure where I'm going with this but I'd like to hear others thoughts.
