#60hourworkweek

[kenlangston]

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[rebekahann3254-blog]

This Is What You Do After A #60HourWorkWeek That Followed An #120HourWorkWeek. #SanAntonioRoll From The HEB. And A #SoftPillow For My #AchingFeet #SomeOneComeRubThem #OhBestFriendWhereAreYou #TheyHurt #IForgotWhatItsLikeToStandAllDay #ImAnOfficeKindOfPerson #SalesIsWhereTheMoneyIs

[60hourworkweek-blog]

Paradox #1: 60 Hour Work Week

In my heart, I’ve longed to kill myself over my work. Perhaps this is the trap of the “training montage”: we’re so used to watching film characters train and become the very best in a matter of 30 seconds-because watching someone create 500 mediocre paintings (v footnote below) would be boring compared to someone creating one very very spectacular painting and everyone freaking out and loving it. 

On the other hand, I have been a steadfast believer and speaker of the “30 hour work week.” Countless “self-development” books have purported how trapped and busy our lives all are, and most will recommend working less each week. Political reasons aside (I’ll write a future post about this), I’ve lived my life attempting to adhere to this limitation- and by and large have been dissatisfied with my existence. In here lies the paradox: I long for that romantic killing herself over her work, slaving over every minute detail- I believe that through 60 hours+ a week, I’ll be able to achieve everything I dream to in my existence. On the other hand, I believe that working 30 or more hours a week sucks your soul dry, and you become someone with no meaning, no friends, and no physical energy. I’m tired of living this way, and wish to experiment: what happens when I let myself work these 60+ hours? What happens when I allow myself to engage with my creativity fully, to get so wrapped up in what I do that I create for the sake of creating? Footnote: I say “mediocre paintings”, not “shit paintings” because “shit paintings” are funny and relatable-90% of consumers watching a particular film with a training montage are shit at whatever skill is being depicted.

[wolfpuke-blog]

Dark circles under the eyes and a swollen arm #60hourworkweek

[dividedby2a]

I would give anything to not go to work today.