Hello everyone!
One of the things that scares me so much about work, especially when it is regular work that has to be done every day, is the possibility of getting to hate it. How do I cope with the situation if I end up hating what I am doing?
I once faced this kind of thing when I worked on a firm some years ago. There were always issues among the staff and also with the CEO, and because of this, the thought of going to work the next day was always tiring. We were going to face the same issues and troubles all over again. This is one thing I must commend about the life of employed staff who are working in a troublesome environment, handling work they hate but cannot quit because it is their source of livelihood.
For me, I do not ever want to experience a situation where I wish the next day of work would not come because I do not want to go and face the same thing again—the work I hate or the work I am tired of.
I am currently doing a job that I like. I get tired most times too, and sometimes I overwork myself to the extent that I feel like not going again the next day. It is very normal. With this feeling, sometimes, I just let things flow with ease—no pressure, no rushing. Let things flow.
A typical example of this easy flow is how I have started to kick against using electricity whenever it comes. In case you do not understand, let me explain it properly.
I have my laundry space in my house, and anytime there is electricity, I always drop whatever I am doing and go to utilize the electricity because we do not get electricity often. In fact, it is an offence for me to stay idle and not use the light whenever it is available, even when I have overworked myself and am very tired. Sometimes at night, I hardly sleep whenever there is light—I stay awake using it.
This habit, under normal circumstances, would make me get tired of work and lose interest in it. Although it has not happened like that, there are days after having a sleepless night when I would feel very tired and too down to go again the next day.
I have started to limit this. I no longer always submit to the availability of electricity whenever it comes. I decided to take it easy and not treat it as a "do or die" affair, just like I was doing before. Even these days, when light comes at night and I feel very pressured to attend to work, I just work for an hour and return to bed to sleep.
Today, particularly (Monday), I had a visitor, and while we were having a nice time talking, electricity was restored. I smiled at the light and remained calm. If it had been in those days, I would have told the visitor to excuse me or even asked the visitor to leave because I wanted to attend to work. No, no, everything should be taken easily.
Thanks for reading.
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Finding a balance between our work and personal life is one of the most important steps to avoiding fatigue or burnout and your point you've listed here alongside it are great.
Yeah.
The balance is very necessary.
Life is a continuous thing and having reasons to hate the coming days due to work should be avoided.
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No pressure...I like that and indeed this will help you to enjoy doing your work like before.
Yeahh. Life should be approached softly, not a do or die something.
Thank you mah
You're welcome