Sometimes constant growth in life is not needed. You are allowed to just exist in a nice spot in your life for a time. And growth can again start when you want it to.
You don’t need to bury yourself in work and all just to chase that ceaseless growth.
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Just rotting away then. Nice.
agreed. i’m tired of constant growth being promoted
That’s the thing. People never know when enough is enough.
Yeah, I’m kinda with you on this one.
To seek never ending growth is to never be satisfied with yourself.
I think there’s a virtue in being content with who you are, as long as it’s not actively or continuously hurting others. Because if you can accept your own flaws you can accept the flaws in others.
If you’re happy with what you have and you’re well loved by many people, warts and all . . . maybe that’s enough.
The thing with “constant” growth is that its sometimes doing the opposite. You need to give your mind/body time to recover and just “be” in order to grow
Interesting thought, but depends on how much you translate this. You could be in a job that doesn’t have growth, and just chill (doesn’t matter if you like it or hate it). No “growth” here
But then make sure you are saving properly, taking care of yourself, family, etc. So growth there…
Constant growth is called cancer.
The problem I find most people have is that the constant growth comes with a de facto unrealistic pace of growth. The latter is the unhealthy part, not necessarily the former. Constant growth can take any pace and there’s no shame in that growth being slower at certain times than others. I personally do lean towards constant growth, but I don’t pressure myself with it.
I agree. I have a good job, make good money, have two dogs, a husband, everything we all need. I don’t need to sacrifice time at home to make more money. I don’t need bigger, fancier stuff. My husband constantly talks about more, more, more and it’s honestly concerning. We’re DINKS that make over $200k in a medium CoL area. We’re good. If he wants to work 80 hours a week and not be around for things that matter, that’s his choice. He’s trying to drag me along with him though and i’m just not interested considering in the 7 days i’m on call i’m out of the house for at least 90 hours. I cherish my three days off and want to just be at home, not hustling, not “growing”, just hanging out with my dogs and doing fun stuff together 🤷♀️
This shouldn’t be an unpopular opinion, life is all about balance. Yin and Yang, good and bad, struggle and comfort.