"Beware the barrenness of a busy life!" That's a quote by Socrates. And it makes a lot of sense. Do we work to live? Or do we live to work? I would think that for most of us, we work to live. A problem arises when we live to work.
If you are so busy working that you don't have time to spend with your friends and family, then you need to change what you do. Not necessarily change jobs... just change how you do it. There are many ways to do things. If you find that the way you are doing things is taking up too much of your time, then you need to change the way you do it so that your time becomes your own again. If you are being paid for a forty hour week, then give forty hours and no more, If you are being paid for fifty hours than give fifty. The problem is, when you are on a salary, you are being paid to get a job done... no matter how long it takes you. In that case, you have to decide if the pay is worth the effort. If the answer is no, then you have decisions to make. Do you get the job done, but cut back on the quality of the work you give to make the pay fit the work? Or do you look for different work? I do not like to cut back on quality. However, sometimes that is what is required to be done. Sometimes, other forms of income may become necessary. If you find yourself becoming too busy, you will know it because you will find that other parts of your life will seem to become barren. Life is to live. Work is a part of it... just make sure that it doesn't become ALL of it.
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