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Contra · 30w
The Retirement Lie Will Ruin Your Life Retirement, as we imagine it, is a modern myth. A 30-year vacation sold after World War II to make the grind of work seem worth it. But it carries a hidden pois...
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I feel this most right now in trying not to be entitled to quiet evenings and weekends. Leisure can be productive — I don't need to (or get to) just sit around and read/play/watch in my quiet time. Better to play music, do woodworking, draw, talk, write, or even do paperwork. The idea that personal energy is a zero-sum game is something I'm still unlearning.
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Contra · 30w
That’s a really good framing. Unlearning the zero sum view of energy is huge. I wonder how much of that mindset comes from the industrial model of work, the idea that effort always drains instead of enriches. What helped you start to unlearn that?