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Originally Posted by Now_Rudi
Same with my father. I said the same thing you stated above. I'm 42 now and never sit still. With each passing year, I find less time for personal enjoyment and keep finding more work to do.
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Yep, easy to get drawn in! And don't get me wrong, nothing wrong with loving your work and getting deeply immersed in it. But you have to keep some balance and not let work push out too much personal enjoyment. Too easy to become like my father in his mid-70's, sitting around all day chain smoking and doing sudoku puzzles because he had no hobbies. Loved him to death but sad to watch. This is why I left investment banking at 49 and now teach at our local university. The hours, the travel etc., I'd had enough. Made plenty good money as well but wanted a better quality of life which I have now found!