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Depleted vs. Spent

cubiclenationI spent a couple of happy, quiet hours last night with my nose inĀ Pamela Slim‘s book Escape from Cubicle Nation. She makes some powerful arguments for why passion is a necessary ingredient to a happy work life. This well worded bit of wisdom stood out:

“What many people don’t realize is that when you force yourself to do something you don’t want to do, you have to deplete the energy from your body to do it. When you make it through a week where you have forced yourself to do work you don’t enjoy, you will feel exhausted, drained, and in need of martinis, industrial-strength aspirin, and/or face-planted-in-pillow rest.”

“When you do things you love, your body generates energy naturally. You may work an equal number of hours, or more, than when doing work you don’t enjoy, but the difference is you will feel spent, not depleted.”

You can’t really say it better than that, can you?

Tags: Entrepreneurship Motivation Productivity Psychology The Fut The Future Of Work
  • February 11, 2010
  • Business & Entrepreneurship, Psychology & Philosophy, The Future Of Work
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