Work hard while you are young
Rohan’s post a few days ago got me thinking about this.
It’s good advice – work hard while you’re young. As hard as you can.
I tend agree with current thinking that there really is no such thing as work/life balance. If you are doing the right work, it’s really not like work at all. On the other hand, there is a time to knock off, spend time with the family, etc. To turn the work off, so to speak.
I look back on my 46 years and I see times in my life when I should have taken more time off to spend with family. As a matter of fact, I didn’t really learn how to relax from work until my oldest son was almost four. I’m glad I learned in time to at least spend a lot of time with him.
But I also see times where I could have worked harder.
The idea of working hard when you are young so you can enjoy yourself later reminds me of something I wrote recently about money ( buried as a side note on this post ). The point is not to postpone all of your enjoyment until some long future date. The point is to build momentum so that you can enjoy more and more along the way.
At least that’s the way I see it.
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