Do you live to work or work to live?

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I know of a lot of people who are absorbed by work little by little, until there is an extreme point where they seem to live exclusively to work instead of working to live. Here in Canada there are many people who are addicted to work. According to Statistics Canada, “almost one-third of employed Canadians aged 19 to 64 (31%) identify themselves as workaholics” (Statistics Canada, n.d).

Work hard is seen by many as the path to success. However, this would lead to missing out on happy moments with my family such as not having the pleasure of seeing my child grow or having leisure time with him. It seems that the family and the social life of the person ends up being dismissed resulting in personal, health or psychological problems.

Living to Work vs. Working to Live – Where Do You Stand?

Ea, Prince. (2015, March 16). Working to live or living to work. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNRldP18bH8

In my opinion, the excess of work does not bring anything good, except some extra money at the weekend. In any case, this would not be enough incentive to sacrifice physical, emotional health and time to enjoy with my family and friends.

In order to prevent work becoming an endless activity, consuming the best moments of my life with my family. I use the strategy of saving more and working less. Most of the time the more you earn the more you spend, that’s why the money never reaches. I have found that the habit of continued and consistent savings has brought me good results economically.

Do we work to live or live to work? (2019, Mar 09). The Week, 16. Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.library.sheridanc.on.ca/docview/2201617532?accountid=3455

Interested in knowing more about work/life balance? I suggest you to visit the following sites:

• http://www.alignthoughts.com/living-to-work-vs-working-to-live-where-do-you-stand/
• https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/happy-trails/201612/working-live-or-living-work

 I invite you to answer the following questions and comment the reason of your respond:

• Do you check you work email while you are on vacation?

YES – NO. WHY?

• Do you prefer to be rewarded by earning more money than having more vacation days?

YES – NO. WHY?

• Do you leave after your boss or co-worker do?

YES – NO. WHY?

• Do you feel guilty when you are not working on something?

YES – NO. WHY?