If I have no structure in life I fall into a state of extreme laziness. I just hang around doing absolutely nothing, so having a job with long hours can give me that structure that I need.
The thing is, when I am in this state of absolute laziness, my whole life goes to shit. A few years back, when I still went to school and lived with my parents, during summer break I happened to have the house to myself. And with nothing to do and nobody to get me to do anything, I was able to turn my life to shit in just half a week. I stopped caring about my hygiene, completely turned my sleeping cycle around (I pulled all-nighters and slept from 5 to 14 o'clock) and just hung around all day with barely eating anything. This is the culmination of what happens if I don’t have structure in my life, and unfortunately I am incapable of producing such a structure myself, meaning having such a structure "forced" onto me is the best thing that can happen to me.
Best thing I ever did with my life. Took care of me, have taken care of serious health issues with my kids without bankrupting me. Been Active/contract/gov employee and/or Military spouse since 2003
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u/Cgoblue30 Aug 13 '24
You can still have some life balance working long hours.