An option🤣I feel like that is a temporary numbing strategy. Effective, sure. Maybe good in combination with some cognitive behavior therapy (long-term) strategies. Thank you for sharing.

🤣I like that word play. I appreciate your insight. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for your thorough response. That's true while on the job they are not running around and while I'm off the job I'm stressing. That helps put things into perspective some. Thanks for sharing.

Sometimes I believe strongly in the impact I make and can make at work but I believe it's good to understand the truth that we are all pretty much replaceable. It relieves some pressure I feel. It may sound cold and cynical that they don't care but I think there is some truth in that. It helps relieve some guilt. Thank you for sharing.

I hear you, one of my friends was a PhD student and he struggled with this all the time. Exercise helped him break up his day and give him something to look forward to. I hope some of these strategies peoe are sharing help you. Thanks for sharing.

Taking time for self maintenance brings more fuel and energy for life, work included. I like that, thanks for sharing

I think this is an interesting take on the work-task experience. Thanks for sharing.

I like this idea of "be where you are." I like the idea of there are only so many weddings and life events to attend and we don't always get the opportunity to experience these landmark events. I didn't co sider that about retirement. Thank you for sharing.

I like this idea. Thank you for sharing.

I will give it a try. Thank you for sharing.

I appreciate your thorough response. Yeah I feel meditation often feels "hokey" to me in concept but everytime I've done a mindfulness exercise I have felt more aware and "calibrated" with myself. Thank you for sharing. I have people in my life who make me feel that being selfish at home is wrong and having wants are bad. Thank you for this insight and thank you for sharing.

Ah yeah, I'm still hourly, so I'm not even to salary yet so this feels helpful. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you for your thorough post. I like the idea that we work to live our life not to be defined by it and feeling safe enough to say "no" for work life balance. Thank you for your insight and for sharing.

I like this idea of work is a tool to benefit my life instead of my life revolving and being defined by my work. Thank you for this insight.

I like this, thank you for sharing.

😂I like it. Thanks for sharing.

I feel valued by this. Thank you for sharing,

I like this, it's not that "my skills aren't valuable," but my skills can be filled by someone else takes the pressure off a little. That "it can be done by someone else, someone else will do it if I do not;" "work is not usually life and death." Thank you for sharing.

I like that. Thank you for sharing.