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Re:EU pushes for 'right to disconnect' from work at home by notreallytrue on Friday December 04, 2020 @02:07PM (#25306337)
> it gives me a feeling nothing is getting out of control.

I think many of us in technology feel the same, the trick is to repress the control freak inside you and enjoy your free time while someone whose job is to fix these problems works on them.

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Re:EU pushes for 'right to disconnect' from work at home by GekkePrutser on Friday December 04, 2020 @02:13PM (#25306401)
But fixing issues is something I enjoy :) And I can't hang out on the beach all day on my vacation, I get bored too quickly.
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Re:EU pushes for 'right to disconnect' from work at home by notreallytrue on Friday December 04, 2020 @02:16PM (#25306447)
That's another thing entirely

But being bored is part of the free time

Boring is good, not bad

Edit: I love it too, but when I'm bored I work on some side project (never completed one!) instead

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Re:EU pushes for 'right to disconnect' from work at home by GekkePrutser on Friday December 04, 2020 @02:49PM (#25306858)
For me it's not. Being bored makes me restless, unfulfilled.

It gives me a feeling of fulfillment if I can do a bit of work for 10 minutes and help people out.

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Re:EU pushes for 'right to disconnect' from work at home by notreallytrue on Friday December 04, 2020 @03:21PM (#25307295)
I understand it, but there are many ways to help.

In my case I've been diagnosed in the spectrum of autism, I know it's my problem if I get easily bored, not because I'm not checking my work email while I'm on holiday.

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