In These Times

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• • 17 Nov 08
  • 7:40 am

  After having spent a good thirty years on my career I now get about 5 or so weeks of vacation plus a couple more for holidays. In general, I usually do not use all these vacation days. Why? I have created my own reality where I actually enjoy what I do and work becomes a form of rest and relaxation anyhow. If there is any tweaking of vacation regulations I would think that unused vacation could be banked and /or cashed out by employers. In my opinion, if we all worked in something that we enjoyed, work does become "play". …

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• • 17 Nov 08
  • 7:55 am

  In my opinion, white-collar work is basically mental while blue-collar work is physical. In my case, I opted for the mental work since I felt that I could last longer (at least physically). Either way, I did have to work physically in order to pay for college that built the mental side of me. Obviously, I do wonder what will happen when I retire and my mental "exercise" suddenly stops. I also wonder whether the "damage" to my mind is worse than the "damage" to those bodies engaged in blue-collar work. Albeit, I think my mind is so far intact. Either …

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