My job or personal life?
By Dracindo
@Dracindo (105)
March 23, 2018 6:20am CST
A little bit about myself: I used to spend 8 hours every day working on a computer. When I got home from work, there's nothing I love doing more than opening up my own PC and either browsing some sites (like myLot), or playing games for a small audience.
The thing is, I don't think that's a healthy life style. I used to spend 12 hours a day behind a screen. I currently don't have that job anymore (company ran down), and now that time's reduced to maximum 9 hours a day. Still a lot, but I do feel a positive difference after a few months.
Now I was wondering: what should I do for work now? As a junior software developer, I get paid well, and when I improve I can get paid even more. But it's not a passion and over the years I worked there, I realized I'm not a teamplayer, which seems to be a key element in this trade. So for my own health, I feel like I can't have both. I have to look for a new kind of job or stop using a computer for other than work.
And just so you know: I tried drawing, writing, self defense, workouts, drumming, animal care, economics, I traveled, did many sports, and out of everything, there's nothing as fun as what I'm able to do on a computer. So I'm basically giving up most of my life for a job if I'd choose that option.
How do you feel about this? What do you think I should do? Or what would you do if you'd had to choose?
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10 responses
@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
23 Mar 18
I am sorry. If if was me, I would choose my personal well-being. I need to reassess and put things in order again so that I fully function again when I go back to work. But this time, I do not call it work. I call it Passion. 
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
23 Mar 18
@Dracindo Thank you. Cant ask for anything more.
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@Swayamsiddha (4354)
• New Delhi, India
23 Mar 18
Go for self employment. Write for online organizations. You must have got some names of some blog sites for writing online.
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@Swayamsiddha (4354)
• New Delhi, India
23 Mar 18
@Dracindo try out Steemit.com, experts column.com, rapidworkers.com, bitlanders, forumcoin.com, postloop.com, reviewstream.com, Inboxdollars, slicethepie and many more sites like Humanitica.com, infobarrel.com etc. for writing works. Also do tell me what health issues do you face at present that are hurting you the most?
@Shiva49 (26641)
• Singapore
7 Apr 18
I was also not keen on my work area - finance and accounts.
The deadlines and collating various data was not easy and I had to answer the bankers, auditors etc.
However, I chose to work at a slower pace and that meant less income.
Overall that was a good decision though I couldn't afford luxuries.
Maybe, you can learn something from my experience - siva
@wongchoiyee (7413)
• Malaysia
23 Mar 18
Maybe you can go to freelancer and bid a job then work at home. Can enjoy surfing the internet at the same time.
