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No cars above ground.
I've lost more than 8kgs in the last 3 months and I feel great. I was never overweight to begin with but still I feel so much happier overall. I don't think drugs can do what 1 hour of exercise daily does to your mood and energy.
Plus losing weight has it's own benefits. Once you shed those extra pounds you feel like you've been carrying a laptop bag or something on your back all the time before.
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PS: I am based in Korea.
While we're considering things that won't happen - how about working less? I love my job in software, but I think I'd have a better QoL with a 32 hour work week. I feel like my productivity wouldn't go down by 20% (but it's hard to tell without trying it for an extended period.)
i earn enough to get by but don't save as much as others at my age (for reference, i'm 35). i work 6 hours a day, 5 days a week (others work 7.5 hours a day and just take friday off). i don't get paid overtime but be do have comp time.
the upsides, in my opinion:
* i'm better rested, more concentrated and productive so the company gets more bang for the buck
* i spend a lot of my free time in the gym (this hopefully means i'm reasonably healthy which would be a plus for the company due to less sick time off)
* the rest of my free time i spend programming interesting private non-commercial projects; i.e. free education and experience that benefits my employer (sometimes it also leads to open source libraries we can use at work)
* the other rest of my free time i spend reading about IT (things like HN), which, again, +experience
* when schedules get tight i tend to accumulate overtime, as soon as that passes i tend to take time off. this means the company doesn't have to pay me for twiddling my thumbs and waiting for the clock
in my opinion it's mostly a win-win situation for both me and my employer.
I am good at what I do but it's the same thing over and over. I go to work each day, save most of my paycheck, then use the rest to buy expensive trinkets, go to nice restaurants and take trips.
I have a circle of acquaintances, hobbies, a great girlfriend and look outwardly successful and happy.
But is this cycle all there is for the next few decades until retirement/death? I feel like I am plateauing. There must be more to it than this.
I feel guilty even thinking such things as my life is fortunate in so many ways.
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My upstairs neighbor is quite noisy after midnight. I would like an alternative to sleeping pills or ear plugs.