Many say burn-out is caused by stress or mental exhaustion. I believe that you only burn out if you are truly not enjoying your current job / what you spend most of your time on. Recently at work, my brain has been desperately trying to convince me to do LITERALLY anything else as it thinks I’m torturing myself on purpose as I do not enjoy my job. I know that trade-offs have to be made, the role pays well and I can fully support my future family but it feels like I am giving too much up. Am I just selfish for wanting to live in the now instead of the future and try taking a risk to do something else that I would enjoy more?
I have realized that money has significant diminishing marginal returns for me and although cliché, I recognize that happiness truly does reside from within after all basic needs are met.
But, I feel like a coward as I am too scared to quit, all while my brain keeps berating me: Don’t turn those comments, go to sleep, get the hell out of your seat, go lie down, quit, quit, QUIT!! I keep trying to ignore the same thoughts that are engrained in my brain like an invasive parasite that feeds off my misery.
“Why are you spending most of your time doing something you hate?”
HOWEVER, I trudge on because I trust that ONE DAY I WILL LOVE WHAT I DO. I rationalize my current role because I need to pay off my student loans, give back to my family, and I am trying to learn how to work hard and develop my skills so I can apply it to whatever I do in the future. We are all on a journey together to find what makes us click and I refuse to quit now until I find my driving purpose. At least this is how I’m convincing myself…
If you are truly passionate about your career and derive immense satisfaction / self worth from you career, I ENVY you because you have found YOUR meaning in life. I may be a crazy optimistic, but I hope that one day I find it too! That will be the single greatest moment of my life as well as the most tragic as I know I’ll regret that I didn’t uncover it sooner. Until then, I will keep moving forward and try to make a living while I search for a purpose that fulfills me.
Hi LiveEveryDay, any of these threads helpful:
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Fingers crossed that one of those helps you.
Bro TLDR your posts, holy shit
Alright man let me try to help.I had to work 7 days a week, 14 hour days for years while starting out, pursuing my FRM & CFA. Man it sucked. So damn bad. But that future you want: Family, properties, sports car, whatever. It hinges on you getting through the suck. You're going to grow as a person for it, develop an appreciation for the others in your position & humility for the hard work and determination it takes for others to get through their everyday. You're building a good person in your heart. In the interim, keep saving, investing, thinking ahead, providing value and when you're ready, you'll hop off to the kind of prosperous life others can't even imagine. Btw feel free to DM if you want a friend to talk to (and sorry about the above post, I was drunk a little)
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