I think the stress and worry of it aged me about 5-10 years.
Wonder how much staying in that job would've aged you, though :)
So many doors that ended up opening wouldn't have if I would have stayed in my rut.
Life certainly is confusing that way, isn't it? Though I think it depends on the person a great deal, also. Maybe they opened only 'cause you had the presence of mind to notice they were doors.
The last corporate job had very little stress. I could do it with my eyes closed pretty much. I would get my work done for the day in 3-4 hours and some days would be writing the rest of the time. : ) It was soul-killing though because I was so bored and not being challenged in any way. I was just "putting my time in".
Life can be confusing. So much of your fortune depends on faith. You must have faith in yourself and once you start trusting and having faith in yourself is when everything changes. Everything can be an opportunity if you view it in the proper way. Everything is a blessing or a lesson (which is a blessing in disguise.)
I'm starting to see that more and more, yes. So much of the way life plays out is directly related to how you view yourself, and how you feel. Seems to me if one's able to master that, they're pretty much set. :)
Makes sense. I don't think it'd need to be super difficult to be soul-killing. Rather, I'd say the term applies to anything that causes you to stagnate.