Quotes About Work

The really efficient laborer will be found not to crowd his day with work, but will saunter to his task surrounded by a wide halo of ease and leisure. There will be a wide margin for relaxation to his day. He is only earnest to secure the kernels of time, and does not exaggerate the value of the husk.

Idiota? Por supuesto [comerse solo una tarta gigante empalagosa sólo por que él la había hecho]. Creo que no se puede ser más idiota. Este es un ejemplo ridículo y a pequeñísima escala de lo que continuamente hace la gente a mayor escala con los trabajos: sufrimiento autoimpuesto que puede evitarse... ¿Qué tarta de queso te estás comiendo?

My advice is to choose a profession that is really easy for you to do and that also allows you to be creative.

a resignation to 9-to-5 drudgery in exchange for (sometimes) relaxing weekends and the occasional keep-it-short-or-get-fired vacation.

La robustez es preocuparse más por los pocos que valoran tu trabajo que por la multitud que lo odia (artistas); la fragilidad es preocuparse más por los pocos que odian tu trabajo que por la multitud que lo valora (políticos)». Opta por la robustez.

Too much free time is no more than fertilizer for self-doubt and assorted mental tail-chasing. Subtracting the bad does not create the good. It leaves a vacuum. Decreasing income-driven work isn't the end goal. Living more—and becoming more—is.

Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another. —ANATOLE FRANCE, author of The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard

Hacer menos trabajo fútil para concentrarse en cosas de mayor importancia personal para uno NO es pereza. Esto nos resulta difícil de aceptar a la mayoría porque nuestra cultura recompensa el sacrificio personal en lugar de la productividad personal.

Creativity operates differently. You work hard because you're inspired to, not because you have to. Work becomes fun, and you have energy for days because this life is not a "young man's game." It is an "inspired person's game." The keys belong to whoever is inspired, and no specific age, sex, gender, or cultural background has a monopoly on inspiration.

The NR aims to distribute "mini-retirements" throughout life instead of hoarding the recovery and enjoyment for the fool's gold of retirement. By working only when you are most effective, life is both more productive and more enjoyable.

While people often say there's not enough time, remember that you'll always have less attention than time. Full attention is where you do your best work, and everyone's going to be looking to rip it from you. Protect and preserve it.

How can I possibly explain that what I do with my time and what I do for money are completely different things?

Greatness comes from humble beginnings; it comes from grunt work. It

I do not believe in work-life balance. I believe that if you view your work as a calling, it is a labor of love rather than laborious. When your work is a calling, you are not approaching the amount of hours you are working with a sense of dread or counting the minutes until the weekend. Your calling can become a life-affirming engagement that can provide its own balance and spiritual nourishment.

the freedom and resolve to pursue your dreams without reverting to work for work's sake (W4W).

Success should not be measured by financial gain; true success is doing something you love for a living.

Creo que desnaturaliza la búsqueda de una formación laboral satisfactoria y de un trabajo satisfactorio,

donde el mayor indicador de la satisfacción laboral es que el trabajo te interese mentalmente.

Lo que importa es si el trabajo te ofrece mucha diversidad,

Do not expect work to fill a void that non-work relationships and activities should.

Kristen is the author of The Art of Fear: Why Conquering Fear Won't Work and What to Do Instead.

Is it really necessary to work like a slave to live like a millionaire?

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Fueron los puritanos los que pervirtieron el trabajo y lo transformaron en virtud, olvidando claramente que Dios lo inventó como castigo