Blogging - Feeling lazy about it all
I haven't blogged this past month, mainly because after everything else happens, I am not really sure what I have to say on here.
Another site has my views on the federal budget, and there is the occasional banter over at The Emerald Green about my soccer team.
I am trying to work out what impact work has been having on me, and to impart bits of it, so it may be helpful for others finding similar pressures. These past few months have seen me confront a number of different challenges.
The lure of money:
Having money and knowing that in the medium term I may need a Car, a place to live, furnishings at that place and many other things is starting to shift my eyes away from other more imporant things. Having money has distracted me as I have been trying to work out how to spend it.
The lure of prestige and power:
It is very easy to imagine myself recieving over time a few promotions in my current job, and settling into bigger and better things. The other lure is considering the way that my current job may lead into other influential jobs. All of this is hard to get away from.
The lure of relationships:
A truism about summer missions is that they either have people or money. It is less likely that they will have both at the same time. In a similar way, it has been interesting to notice that I have found many people either too busy to catch up with, or just me too reluctant to just give them a call, because I am tired, and it is a bit of effort to see people.
When I had time, it was easy to maintain friendships, but money doesn't do anything similar, unless you are constantly going places with people.
Solid close relationships are needed when part of a large organisation, I just need to work out who I should really be spending time with.
Tiredness and Social Skills
I've changed my mind about accountants and being interesting... It isn't just that a job naturally attracts less interesting people, but rather that the job can consume much of a person's life, and create issues where things are not naturally as interesting. I think I am seeing this in just being tired. I don't end up with much to talk about, unless it has invovled something in the news for the day or based around my soccer etc. Really sad huh. Well, I guess nothing is still more interesting than Offshore Banking Unit provisions, or the participation exemption for capital gains tax.
Another site has my views on the federal budget, and there is the occasional banter over at The Emerald Green about my soccer team.
I am trying to work out what impact work has been having on me, and to impart bits of it, so it may be helpful for others finding similar pressures. These past few months have seen me confront a number of different challenges.
The lure of money:
Having money and knowing that in the medium term I may need a Car, a place to live, furnishings at that place and many other things is starting to shift my eyes away from other more imporant things. Having money has distracted me as I have been trying to work out how to spend it.
The lure of prestige and power:
It is very easy to imagine myself recieving over time a few promotions in my current job, and settling into bigger and better things. The other lure is considering the way that my current job may lead into other influential jobs. All of this is hard to get away from.
The lure of relationships:
A truism about summer missions is that they either have people or money. It is less likely that they will have both at the same time. In a similar way, it has been interesting to notice that I have found many people either too busy to catch up with, or just me too reluctant to just give them a call, because I am tired, and it is a bit of effort to see people.
When I had time, it was easy to maintain friendships, but money doesn't do anything similar, unless you are constantly going places with people.
Solid close relationships are needed when part of a large organisation, I just need to work out who I should really be spending time with.
Tiredness and Social Skills
I've changed my mind about accountants and being interesting... It isn't just that a job naturally attracts less interesting people, but rather that the job can consume much of a person's life, and create issues where things are not naturally as interesting. I think I am seeing this in just being tired. I don't end up with much to talk about, unless it has invovled something in the news for the day or based around my soccer etc. Really sad huh. Well, I guess nothing is still more interesting than Offshore Banking Unit provisions, or the participation exemption for capital gains tax.
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