company X.” Modern day life almost forces you to identify
yourself with work. But you are not your job. You are your
family, friends, hobby’s, passion, and then finally, you also
have a job. And yes, work is important. But so are the other
things.
So never neglect the other important things in your life.
Cultivate the relationships you
have with your family and
close friends. Do things together. Go on a family holiday. Go
mountain biking with your friends. Show some initiative. If
no one in your family or group of friends takes action, why
aren’t YOU? By investing time in your relationships, you
form group memories. That
will only strengthen your
relationships.
But also focus on yourself. What are your hobbies? What’s
something you want to learn more about? What did you
dream of doing? Do those things.
5. Resting Gets Boring. Quick.
There’s a reason humans work. We’re built to make things.
I
believe that the purpose of life is to be useful.
Making yourself useful ultimately leads to a meaningful life
that satisfies all your human needs. That’s why too much
rest will make us restless. My
mother always told me that
too much of a good thing becomes a bad thing. She told me
that when I wanted to hang out with my friends all the time
and when I had my first girlfriend.
It’s true.
Too much rest, like work, is not good. Our bodies
and minds are made to use. Hence, the final
lesson I learned
from doing nothing is this: After rest comes work. And what
comes after work? If you answered “more work,” you didn’t
get the point. You probably need some rest.
