Comments on: Does Your Life Feel Like Hard Work Or Play?

By: Herbert

Herbert — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:44:00 +0000

It was shocking when I went back and looked at my old posts to see how I’d improved. I feel that even though my writing might have been cleaned up a bit, my motivation back then was so much stronger — I could easily crank out two, three, four posts a day enthusiastically about topics in my niche. Now, I’d be lucky if I crank four posts a week (two posts a week sounds more typical), and I don’t feel enthusiastic at all.

I used to think that the money was the problem and the distractor, but now I think I’ve got some revision and reflection to do on my own.

Good post, and it really does make one aware of one’s thoughts.

By: Brittany

Brittany — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:00:06 +0000

@Ali Hale, great idea! Anything home-made will bring in some fun. Gotta find a nice recipe.

By: Marc and Angel Hack Life

Marc and Angel Hack Life — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:58:09 +0000

It feels like play.

So am I good?

Great read as always.

By: Horia

Horia — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:20:48 +0000

It’s true that differentiating between work and play is, most of the times, a matter of perception and circumstance. However, being able to bypass the work aspects of your job has a lot to do with the type of activity you’re involved into.
If you consider art related jobs such as writing, photography, graphic design, illustration, music production etc., it’s a lot easier to mix the two. On the other hand, at least from my perspective, i couldn’t possibly get the play part of accounting (i wouldn’t want my accountant to play with my money), law making, cleaning, office work or any other tedious, repetitive jobs that require doing the same boring thing over and over again.
Being one of those privileged ones in the first group, i feel it starts to become work, when you don’t have the time to enjoy the process anymore and are solely concentrating on the deadline. While being pressured by time can act as an adrenaline rush, it certainly sucks the fun out of the project. This way, no matter how nice the destination is, you’re letting the journey pass you by.

By: Nathalie Lussier

Nathalie Lussier — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:01:17 +0000

I love the idea of planning a work-related treat Ali! You’re onto something, and it’s already helping all of us enjoy our work more.

By: farouk

farouk — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:49:50 +0000

great post, let me share my thoughts, i consider tasks like writing very interesting but tasks like marketing for my website more like work. I believe if id keep my website running without getting money from it i will only write but i wont do the marketing tasks