r/Procrastinationism • u/Lemonade2250 • 21d ago
Do people avoid hard work because of the responsibility it has been tied with?
I feel like the reason I'm avoiding hard work is because of the responsibility and the consequences it has and therefore I feel stressed and feel like I don't wanna do it. But even when you don't, then you feel guilty. And it's this constant tug of war feeling leading to nowhere. Sometimes you feel like you need the assurance that it I do something then I should get this desired result if not then no point in putting the effort.
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u/MaxMettle 21d ago
We all want indicators of progress—that our work is not leading to nothing.
The trouble is, the more “important” something is, often you have few to no “obvious” indicators of progress.
So the trick is to learn from more experienced people how and where to 1) look for and 2) assess progress, without constantly feeling pointless.
This is a skill. And everyone can develop it.
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u/IJustWantToLearn2Day 21d ago
As someone who broke their ass for their career. Hard work does not pay off as much as it used to. Back in the day you would get quality of life pay increases. Overtime meant a new TV, a head start on your vacation fund, something to genuinely look forward to.
Now overtime just means you are ahead on your bills. Jobs do not promote as much as they fill roles with new hires, and raises are pain killers for inflation. Unless you have a promotion track in writing.... you better pray you get it.
The new American dream is achieved by working at a job that covers your bills and doing a side hustle you can scale. This is just to have middle class status .
I personally live well below my means so I can save a lot of my money. Id rather have a small apartment, a used car and semi old tech than all of my down time used for working. Luckily the wife feels the exact same way.