Jack, not a dull boy anymore

In today’s fast-paced world, people often forget to take a break. The No-Break work culture takes control and leaves you drowned in work with no time left for yourself. The ever increasing competition forces an individual to participate in the rat race and as expected, you do. With full power, you do participate, just to win, to make yourself feel more accomplished. But just take a break from your modus operandi and think is it worth it? All those weekends you spent away from your family, working like a machine, without any time for recreation, are they directing you towards your ultimate goal or taking away your peace of mind, leaving you even more frustrated? It’s not at all wrong to be competitive or to have a desire to win but you should keep in mind that even if you emerge as a winner, you will still be a rat.

In India, spending more time in office is considered to be an essential trait of a hard working employee.Also, it is not uncommon for the employee to leave the office late only after the employer has left, even if work for the day was done on time. However, the culture across the globe is practiced differently. At some places, strict working hours are followed while at others working late is an established custom.The emphasis should be on quality of work than on quantity of time spent in the office. The problem arises from the habit of not adhering to strict timelines. Humans have a tendency to start their work at the eleventh hour. People often push aside the timelines. There is a need to realize that your work culture not only affects the organization you are working for but it also impacts each and every individual who is related to you in some way or another. Above all, it affects you, the working individual.

In the humdrum of work, you might lose all the creativity. To keep up with the changing environment, there is a need to take some time off to introspect, where you fit in. Take some time off, go on a break, analyze and then come back. Don’t confound yourself in the potpourri of tasks. Slow down a little bit. There is a possibility that when you were busy in the caboodle of work, you missed something wonderful. 

Enjoy the journey of life as you travel through it. Don’t forget to steal a glimpse once in a while. Excess of anything could destroy you. As Friedrich Nietzsche has rightly put, ’The mother of excess is not joy but joylessness’. Don’t let anything hamper your inner joy. Engage yourself in some recreational activity. Take up your hobby and pursue it with full intent. Remember that saying from your childhood, ‘All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy’. It’s time for Jack to shine now.