Why do we work so hard?

Re:Why do we work so hard? by gyardley on Saturday March 12, 2016 @10:28PM (#11276052)

Of course it could happen - there's nothing inherent that keeps you from downshifting and enjoying your life more. Even if you're truly addicted to work, addictions can be beaten.

I have to admit I find articles like this completely perplexing. As soon as I achieved a little bit of professional success, I dropped full-time work like a hot rock, and I don't miss it at all.

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Re:Why do we work so hard? by xirdstl on Saturday March 12, 2016 @11:21PM (#11276194)

What do you do now? Part time contracting?

I'm at a place where I don't really need to work full time either, but I haven't figured out a plan for getting out of it.

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Re:Why do we work so hard? by lemming on Sunday March 13, 2016 @04:34AM (#11276775)

Not the GP, but I took a bunch of time off work, traveled with my wife for a while and then hacked on fun things until I found one I could make into a product. I'm now living off a bootstrapped product, and I couldn't be happier.

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Re:Why do we work so hard? by BadassFractal on Sunday March 13, 2016 @12:43AM (#11276396)

Would also love to hear the answer to this.

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Re:Why do we work so hard? by ryandrake on Sunday March 13, 2016 @12:10PM (#11278140)

The vast, vast majority of people cannot simply "drop" full-time work. If I dropped full-time work, I'd have to move myself any my family away from the Bay Area, where all our connections and friends are. That's kind of an unacceptable lifestyle change for my family.

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Re:Why do we work so hard? by LAMike on Sunday March 13, 2016 @04:13AM (#11276710)

How did you escape the cycle? Or are you living off of a big exit?

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Re:Why do we work so hard? by jacquesm on Saturday March 12, 2016 @11:39PM (#11276240)

Ditto here but it took me a lot longer than I expected it would.

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