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re: mid 30s and tired / burned out...
Posted on 6/2/14 at 9:23 pm to Luke
Posted on 6/2/14 at 9:23 pm to Luke
You certainly write like a highly educated professional... i assume you're well established financially... maybe you should take a year off... I'm not sure.
Here is last week's edition.
Here is last week's edition.
This post was edited on 6/2/14 at 9:28 pm
Posted on 6/2/14 at 9:25 pm to Luke
quote:Start by putting up some work boundaries on that 6th day.
busts my arse 6 days a week
If taking every weekend off wont work, alternate. Get time away to clear your head. I spent too many years at work 6-7 days a week. It gets to you.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 9:25 pm to jmcs68
It's silly but you've got to start finding small things that you enjoy and just start doing them. Stop looking at the big picture so much. Worrying does no good.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 9:27 pm to Luke
I am in pretty much the same boat and I get in the same rut that you mention every couple of years...
trouble with me is, I typically take very little time off from work...same old grind all day every day for months on end...
what I typically do is to just loosen up and head up to the high mountains of colorado for some fly fishing...you can do it by yourself and it is perfectly enjoyable and relaxing...
trouble with me is, I typically take very little time off from work...same old grind all day every day for months on end...
what I typically do is to just loosen up and head up to the high mountains of colorado for some fly fishing...you can do it by yourself and it is perfectly enjoyable and relaxing...
Posted on 6/2/14 at 9:27 pm to Luke
quote:
. just an extremely demanding career and complete disgust over dating... women are 90% nuts
You need some NSA pussy and a drug fueled weekend getaway. Vegas. Do you.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 9:28 pm to lsunurse
quote:
Having a supportive SO makes a huge difference when you are going through tough times.
Absolutely. I have had an extremely rough year. And a good SO is what has saved me. The love and support someone shows when they could easily walk away is amazing.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 9:31 pm to Winkface
I laughed because I had ice cream for dinner tonight.
Hasn't been an ideal last two days.
Hasn't been an ideal last two days.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 9:31 pm to jmcs68
quote:Omg, samesies.
I had ice cream for dinner tonight.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 9:32 pm to Luke
Ask yourself this:
What could you do to help someone else today?
When you give, you live.
It works.
What could you do to help someone else today?
When you give, you live.
It works.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 9:38 pm to makersmark1
quote:
Ask yourself this: What could you do to help someone else today? When you give, you live. It works.
Ask yourself this:
How is any of the above going to help a single man with no children when he is seventy-five?
This guy needs to ball out if he wants a good life. It's on him. Favors for the relatively selfish, ungrateful whole of society and the Warm fuzziness that accompanies them is not going to fund his in home medical care.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 9:40 pm to Luke
quote:
... women are 90% nuts
There's your problem -- you give women WAY too much credit!
Posted on 6/2/14 at 9:45 pm to Tiger Ryno
Your wife died in your mid 30's?
Damn it. So sorry. It's been a while. Sounds like you need to blow your life up and start over? Really. Move if you have it in you. Start over. New town new job. All of it. Transfer.
Hope you are dating. A mid 30's widower? If you are under 300 lbs and can complete a sentence women should fall over with their feet in the air. You said it's been 5 years?
Damn it. So sorry. It's been a while. Sounds like you need to blow your life up and start over? Really. Move if you have it in you. Start over. New town new job. All of it. Transfer.
Hope you are dating. A mid 30's widower? If you are under 300 lbs and can complete a sentence women should fall over with their feet in the air. You said it's been 5 years?
Posted on 6/2/14 at 9:46 pm to Luke
Didn't read a single post but op
Find passion. Whether it is love, hobby, or work and go % 100 at it.
I started to feel a rut and it affected every part of my life. But after a while I realized that I needed to be selfish and take care of me.
I started by taking care of a hobby. .. mine was painting. It led to not worrying about social life and gave me time to self reflect.
then I moved to family. Spending close and personal time with those that I have unconditional love for.
After that I tackled work. My line of work is stressful and demanding of personal time and often interferes with every aspect of a social entity.
I decided that although I love what I do, I need to find my end game and grab it.
Set goals, and motivate others to pick up slack. .. you will find that even the most stressful of jobs can be rewarding if you take a more uplifting and motivated approach.
To keep your own spirit high you need a good spot at work where you can have lunch and piece together the second half of your day. Put together a work or personal strategy and move.
Bottom line is you have to take care of you before you better any situation
Find passion. Whether it is love, hobby, or work and go % 100 at it.
I started to feel a rut and it affected every part of my life. But after a while I realized that I needed to be selfish and take care of me.
I started by taking care of a hobby. .. mine was painting. It led to not worrying about social life and gave me time to self reflect.
then I moved to family. Spending close and personal time with those that I have unconditional love for.
After that I tackled work. My line of work is stressful and demanding of personal time and often interferes with every aspect of a social entity.
I decided that although I love what I do, I need to find my end game and grab it.
Set goals, and motivate others to pick up slack. .. you will find that even the most stressful of jobs can be rewarding if you take a more uplifting and motivated approach.
To keep your own spirit high you need a good spot at work where you can have lunch and piece together the second half of your day. Put together a work or personal strategy and move.
Bottom line is you have to take care of you before you better any situation
Posted on 6/2/14 at 9:48 pm to vilma4prez
I think I can somewhat relate to the OP, maybe
I'm exactly where I want to be in my life, but something feels off and I feel empty
I'm exactly where I want to be in my life, but something feels off and I feel empty
Posted on 6/2/14 at 9:50 pm to The Third Leg
Balling out is one reason we live in this obese, alcoholic drugged out violent society. People beholden to the lie that materialism brings true happiness. Good luck with that. As long as Americans keep believing that keeping up with the Jones' is the reason we were put on this planet they will stay miserable chasing that illusion.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 9:55 pm to genuineLSUtiger
I'm not saying he needs to do any of that shite, certainly not. But he needs to raise significant capital to fund a solo retirement, living a high standard like most highly educated professionals do. People don't bust their arse to eat fricking mcdonalds at 80, waiting to die.
I think what is lost in his thread is that very realization. There is a prospect of remaining single here, given his situation. He needs to be planning for the worst.
I think what is lost in his thread is that very realization. There is a prospect of remaining single here, given his situation. He needs to be planning for the worst.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 9:55 pm to jimbeam
quote:
I think I can somewhat relate to the OP, maybe I'm exactly where I want to be in my life, but something feels off and I feel empty
I did everything I had imagined professionally by the time I was 32-33. No desire for management in my field. I scaled back to something easier.
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