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People who have worked full time for the majority of your life, how do you handle the stress?

I’m fairly young and have managed to get by on seasonal jobs. Having a good amount of time off every year really helps with my mental health, but I just can’t understand how people can stay mentally healthy while working 40+ hours/week at a job they are not passionate about. I’ve been there, and I have to say that I was pretty depressed. It’s hard not to feel like my whole life was just consumed by work. I’m looking for some tips for when I inevitably have to go back to full time work year-round. I know this will sound like I’m just lazy, but I genuinely can’t see myself being happy working all week, every week, for the next couple decades unless I can find something I really enjoy. None of my passions can make any money so I’m kind of just accepting that most of my life will…


I’m fairly young and have managed to get by on seasonal jobs. Having a good amount of time off every year really helps with my mental health, but I just can’t understand how people can stay mentally healthy while working 40+ hours/week at a job they are not passionate about. I’ve been there, and I have to say that I was pretty depressed. It’s hard not to feel like my whole life was just consumed by work. I’m looking for some tips for when I inevitably have to go back to full time work year-round. I know this will sound like I’m just lazy, but I genuinely can’t see myself being happy working all week, every week, for the next couple decades unless I can find something I really enjoy. None of my passions can make any money so I’m kind of just accepting that most of my life will be spent doing something I dislike for the foreseeable future.

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