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  • October 4, 2016 at 10:21 pm #117228
    greenshade
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    Hey all 🙂
    Does anyone else resent the whole 9-5 thing? I mean it feels like something we have to work around at this point. I have a project and studies that need my attention, but Im stuck in the office. I wish I could leave work when I wanted to and plan my schedule as I wanted. Alternatively, I wish I could stop obsessing over the fact that I cant leave my office whenever I want, even though my work would get done perfectly fine even if I was outside the office.
    Whine over, thanks for listening!
    M

    October 5, 2016 at 12:48 am #117229
    Nina Sakura
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    I don’t resent it, not quite fun always but just a feature of corporate life. I don’t see the point whining about it. For interests, projects outside of work, keep time outside of office and weekends – that’s pretty much how most of us manage or find work you really enjoy during 9-5 🙂

    October 5, 2016 at 4:53 am #117242
    Inky
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    Hi greenshade,

    I used to have “If only I didn’t have this/the job/classes, think of all the things I could do” thoughts. But one day I didn’t have that job/those classes and guess what? My projects still took the same amount of days to accomplish them. What’s that saying, The task expands to fit into the time we have? LOL!

    I would make it into a game and enjoy this great balancing act we call Life! In the parking lot arriving and leaving or on the train/bus you can do a page of your written work. When you get coffee/lunch or go in the bathroom (only do this a few times LOL) read a page of what you need to. When the boss is gone or during a lull call or text concerning your project.

    Best,

    Inky

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    October 5, 2016 at 9:34 am #117257
    Joe
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    Greenshade

    I think Inky is right, it is a balancing act. When you are not working, you are wishing for free time but when you have too much free time with nothing to do, you are wishing for work.

    Some of us don’t have the 9-5 working life (at least not yet, I’m looking for jobs at the moment) – when not working at anything I just feel as though I’m wasting time procrastinating on both the things I NEED and WANT to do, and I need something to do or something to occupy myself with. When I am finally working at something I need to be committed to, I suddenly start to wish I had the free time to draw or paint my ideas. When I do have the free time to work on them, I just don’t want to do it.

    Just my 2 pence on the subject 😀

    Joe

    October 8, 2016 at 1:10 am #117528
    greenshade
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    hey guys! Thanks for sharing your experiences!!

    @Nina     Sakura: “find work you really enjoy during 9-5 ” I guess is key. Or at least a work environment that I enjoy and where I feel connected to the people around me.

    @Inky     and @Joe LOL I can definitely relate to that. I guess we need a certain amount of stability to be brave creatively, but maintaining the stability requires time and effort, which compromises the time we give to other things. It IS a balancing act I guess.

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