(Note: āDAEā is a common Reddit abbreviation for āDoes anyone elseā.)
I often think about dilemmas that affect my work-life balance, like working for 32 hours a week instead of the standard 40, or taking a mini-retirement earlier in life. On the one hand, I am often reluctant to intentionally allocate less of my time to work, because the enormous good I can do with (the earnings from) each hour of work outweighs the personal benefit I get from using that time for my own enjoyment (except to the extent that not working too hard prevents burnout). On the other hand, I think there is virtue in ābeing the change one would like to see,ā[1] i.e. one where most people have more leisure time but every hour of work is more productive. How do other members of the EA movement navigate these dilemmas?
[Question] DAE feel morally obligated to work hard and neglect leisure?
(Note: āDAEā is a common Reddit abbreviation for āDoes anyone elseā.)
I often think about dilemmas that affect my work-life balance, like working for 32 hours a week instead of the standard 40, or taking a mini-retirement earlier in life. On the one hand, I am often reluctant to intentionally allocate less of my time to work, because the enormous good I can do with (the earnings from) each hour of work outweighs the personal benefit I get from using that time for my own enjoyment (except to the extent that not working too hard prevents burnout). On the other hand, I think there is virtue in ābeing the change one would like to see,ā[1] i.e. one where most people have more leisure time but every hour of work is more productive. How do other members of the EA movement navigate these dilemmas?
A phrase not actually said by Mahatma Gandhi, apparently.