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tldr (tim reilly)
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Can one be physically addicted to work? During a recent 1-wk vacation to a wonderful, my body felt very "off" for a most of the time. Now back to intense working, I feel physically great. Has my body formed hormonal rhythms that are optimized around working intense, long hours? And upon deviations...withdrawals??
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Leo
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I was thinking a similar thing about relaxation, and the idea that relaxation is not about having nothing to do, but doing things at a pace you enjoy or are used to
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tldr (tim reilly)
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Interesting thought! I had not considered what true relaxation is, but agree with you that “nothing” is a misleading answer that may be common. When I was in grade school, the only time I felt semi-existentially sad was when I had this thought that: “If I do all my work extremely well for many years — get a great job and make a lot of money — then I earn the ability to do… what? nothing? But that’s extremely boring.” (Aristotle says that human happiness itself is being-at-work in virtue. This is really a profound concept when you start to look into it.)
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Leo
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I had a similar but different thought with a friend a few months ago — we want to do cool stuff — we should really go something that also gets us a lot of money — then we would have the autonomy to do whatever we want — and then we could do loads of cool stuff Wait why don’t we just do cool stuff now! Dan shared something I found very useful recently, the distinction between people who Work To Live and Live To Work
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tldr (tim reilly)
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I used to think about this kind of thing a lot and have seen many others do so too. In my experience it tends to be kind of mind trap, since it will lead to more planning than doing The right answer has usually turned out to be going hard on whatever opportunity is *actually* presenting at a given moment; whether this is leaning toward producing resources or toward allowing yourself to do something cool My observation is that the available action is usually some blend of the dichotomy you mention, and you usually know it’s the best option currently available when you see it
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