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Fuck being productive

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Re: Fuck being productive

#11
* Fuck being productive with the aim of making someone else wealthier.

Downtime is productive. It recharges you, allows you to background-process your thoughts, fulfills your mind if you're doing something you love, makes you healthier if you're doing something active. Being productive in service to yourself is totally fine.

Re: Fuck being productive

#12

I'm the one who posted that post on bearblog and I want to make something clear. My working hours are from 7:30-17:30. But transportation takes an hour in the morning and an hour(at least) in the evening. So I added that two hours too because those two hours are no use to me. I can't do anything in those transportation hours. I might not have made this part clear, sorry for that. But yeah, I know that working time is…

Is it because of visa constraints? Working hellish hours is unhealthy and often highly counterproductive.

Re: Fuck being productive

#13
post #12

I'm the one who posted that post on bearblog and I want to make something clear. My working hours are from 7:30-17:30. But transportation takes an hour in the morning and an hour(at least) in the evening. So I added that two hours too because those two hours are no use to me. I can't do anything in those transportation hours. I might not have made this part clear, sorry for that. But yeah, I know that working time is…

Is it because of visa constraints? Working hellish hours is unhealthy and often highly counterproductive.

No. I work in my home country but there is a high unemployment rate in my country. Opportunities are quite limited.

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#14
post #12

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Is it because of visa constraints? Working hellish hours is unhealthy and often highly counterproductive.

No. I work in my home country but there is a high unemployment rate in my country. Opportunities are quite limited.

How does entrepreneurship look? Often if there’s high unemployment there’s a window to be the job maker.

Re: Fuck being productive

#15
Honestly, I do feel somewhat similar. I work a normal 8-hour day and I am not obsessed with productivity nor I am some kind of anti-work activist, but it just feels like such a waste of time. The only reason I go to work is for money. I don't care about the products we build for someone else (why should I?), nor the technologies used (each of which brings its own challenges and frustrations). If I didn't need to go to work, I could dedicate more time to reading, writing, learning new skills, working on my own side projects, getting enough sleep, exercising, cooking, etc. Work just sucks the very soul out of me, and at the end of the day, I don't really want to do anything. Only on weekends and holidays do I feel much more energetic and motivated to do the things I listed previously, which evaporates by Monday.

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#16
post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No. I work in my home country but there is a high unemployment rate in my country. Opportunities are quite limited.

How does entrepreneurship look? Often if there’s high unemployment there’s a window to be the job maker.

That "sounds" hopeful but I don't have any fund and know-how knowledge. I might go for entrepreneurship way but it will also require lots of preparation in terms of ideas, funds and technical know-hows.

Re: Fuck being productive

#17
post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How does entrepreneurship look? Often if there’s high unemployment there’s a window to be the job maker.

That "sounds" hopeful but I don't have any fund and know-how knowledge. I might go for entrepreneurship way but it will also require lots of preparation in terms of ideas, funds and technical know-hows.

A lot of know-how is learned on the job. What are the jobs? Well, look and see what your day-to-day looks like and if there’s a service you could provide to make it better.

If you’re commuting 2+ hours a day buying a bus and helping other commute for $ could be a start :-). All just ideas, though.

Re: Fuck being productive

#18
post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How does entrepreneurship look? Often if there’s high unemployment there’s a window to be the job maker.

That "sounds" hopeful but I don't have any fund and know-how knowledge. I might go for entrepreneurship way but it will also require lots of preparation in terms of ideas, funds and technical know-hows.

Also, in terms of funds, I understand that can be a constraint especially if you can’t finance things. You can always try to work and band with your community to solve problems. Group funding is always in option.

Re: Fuck being productive

#20
Yeah, just wait till you're in your fifties and feel like you're also running out of time to do things! For example: "how many more growing seasons do I have to try this or that tomato" or "should I learn Spanish?". On the plus side kids are out of your hair.
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