Burnout



Life is full of so much bulls--t that gobbles up our time. Example from my schedule:

Average Daily Time Needed, Hours  / Running Balance
  • 24 hour day...less:
  • Sleep: 6-8    / 16-18
  • Commute: 2   14-16
  • Work: 8   6-8
  • Showering, ironing, etc: 0.5  /  5.5-7.5
  • Errands (3 hours/week = 0.4 hours/day)   5.1-7.1
  • Chores (yard work, cooking, etc); (9 hours/week = 1.3 hour/day)  /  3.8-5.8
  • Exercise: 0.5   3.3 - 5.3
  • Miscellaneous distractions (repairs, telemarketers, etc):  0.5  /  2.8-4.8 balance
That's it. Conservatively speaking, on average, I (by extension, most western humans) have around 3-5 hours each day to live...to enjoy, to watch television, to create, to play with our kids, go to the beach, go on a date, to read, or study. What a joke. The Industrial Revolution and technology were supposed to have freed up more time for us and to usher us into the Age of Aquarius, the New Man, et cetera. I don't see it. We are just gerbils spinning around a wheel most of the time, with barely enough time to live beyond the daily grind. Sad.





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