I used to be fun. I used to enjoy learning. And to do it every day. And then the dragons came.
Just kidding, altought dragons make everything better. I do not know if this has anything to do with getting older or is just a direct result of the environment shaping us. We had some strange, scary years, looking back. First is the Covid scare, when we realise that the global economy will halt in case of a global pandemic. We were not prepared for it. All those prices went up, again and again, while our wages did not even increase at the same speed as the inflation. A big economic crisis will come soon if we are to read the signs. Mortgages are going through the roof, and some are paying as much as three times more monthly now, compared with 5 years ago. Money that you may or may not have. The poverty line is pushing many people under it, not able to choose being eating or getting warm in the winter. Having kids will completely change this situation too. And even if you were prepared (most of us were not), looking around and seeing so many people living miserably will affect you.
Preparation is good, but even the best of us cannot anticipate all those black swan events, so close to each other. Before the pandemic, I was close to FIRE - financial independence and early retirement. Like very close. Now I am still quite far, four years later.
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But I digress. What I noticed lately, in my free time, is a peculiar thing. Having few online side hustles, I tend to become a workaholic and ignore the fun time. I need to force myself to have some fun. I go to the computer thinking to just relax and have a League of Legends game (I enjoy that one), and I end up doing some work, and notice that my free time is gone. I barely have time to watch an anime episode or a movie, as quite often I just do some work, or I am at work. Due to some big real-life very expensive projects, in my personal life, I am also choosing to focus on that one, instead of going on holidays as much as in the past or doing something different. And I need to realise that it is not all about money.
Quality life with my family should be a priority, and it is, but I kind of schedule it and keep to it because I need to, instead of enjoying it. Thank you @tarazkp for reminding me about it. The joy, the awe, these are the feelings that I miss from my life. All this bleak fight for survival changed us, and not for the best. Maybe is the time, once more, to do Berkeley's course - Science of Happiness. I like that one, and I always learn some new and interesting things about mental health and positivity. Yes, that's me, I need to study how to have fun, instead of having fun. This is my approach. I am (almost) sure that they have a name for my behaviour in the psychology books, but I don't care. And what a coincidence, today is the day when I can enrol for the Happiness thingy. Talking about synchronicities.
All the best,
George
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