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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Heard a quote once that was essentially "The problem is that people get everything they were after and suddenly realize that their dreams were too small..."
Some people prefer the hunt to the spoils.
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Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish
Week one: I was already looking for another position. Didn't even know why. But just had to go.
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Originally Posted by scho63
If you allow your life to be dictated by others, you will lead a miserable unhappy life.
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A lot of great stuff in this thread.
Another IT perspective. I've had consecutive months of 80 hour work weeks/~320 hour months, where it almost becomes a competition with yourself to see how much shit you can get done (and hoping it pays off during review time). It was quite literally sleep, getting ready for work, driving a few minutes to work, work, driving home from work, work... and some food in there while working.
And for the first several years of IT, I would always be looking for something else... maybe not week 1 of a new job, but it certainly didn't take long. I would always want to know what was out there.
My 2¢...
You better love what you do, and don't be afraid to try something completely different if you're in a rut.
As many others have said, find things and people that will make it all worth it... whether that's volunteering, making beer, social distancing in the woods, etc.
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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
It's the whole theory of the "God shaped hole".
I don't adhere to any faith so that exact iteration doesn't scan with me, but the theory does. The idea is that if you identify yourself by your faith and theoretically faith is built on love and forgiveness, then your anchor is something built on love and forgiveness and your overall countenance will be built accordingly.
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I don't expect everyone's anchor to be their faith (though I will concede that the people I know who do tend to be very happy people as a whole), but man - it can't be something as pernicious as politics.
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I was thinking my hot take would take this in a bit of a different direction, but you already hit the nail on the head.... the other day I read something about creating your own personal philosophy/tagline/vision, much like corporations do with mission statements. Think about what you value most, then live by it everyday, through your job, hobbies, etc. And not just at a high level, but to really think about it on a daily basis, to say you're making decisions and doing things in the name of your philosophy and values, so you get more meaning out of what you do.
And if what you're doing doesn't align with what you value the most, then find the things that do.