Perhaps appropriately, the first comment on this post - a spammer "great work, nice sharing".
The word 'work' as gotten a negative connotation through the years...Work can not be fun or pleasant, so a lot of people see only two possibilites - work and be miserable or leisure and be happy. There is no working and being happy, at the same time. Not for these people.
I was just thinking about this the other day, even wrote about it - Steemit is too good to be true, because you get paid to do what you like doing (write). I've never seen it as work, in the sense that it's draining, boring and miserable. But it is work...a lot of work, you write for hours and hours, it's like a job. But a fun job...
The deeply rooted idea that you can't work and be happy at the same time just goes to show how well the system has brainwashed us.
I see it as that people confuse happiness with pleasure. I don't think true happiness will ever be found without some form of work at the core. Plenty of pleasure is possible though - until there is no longer a way to pay for it.
There's a saying here... I think it was from Deloitte or KPMG. It says, if the joy of going home on Friday evening is greater than that of coming to the office on Monday morning. Then there's a problem and it I'll affect your productivity and your happiness.
My company saying is: Go To sleep at night knowing you gave the day your all
@tarazkp
It is, but I doubt it is as sweet...I can't imagine wanting something without any work, it just doesn't seem satisfactory to me. I like your company saying, it s something that resonates deep within me. I try to focus on each day and do everything I want to do. I must know that I at least tried, in order to be at peace.
@lordjames I agree with your saying too...It reminds me of a quote I saw online (attributed, I think, to Slavoj Zizek)
My company saying is: Work harder, I don't care about your stupid family or your dreams. We need this project finished yesterday otherwise don't bother coming back tomorrow.
It's pretty long.
That company has set the bar very high for itself, indeed.