Old fogies and those in relationships may abstain.
How do you balance the following in your life:
1) Work
2) Sleep
3) Friends
4) Women
5) Health
6) Hobbies
I ask because I find myself continually wishing there were more hours in the day. If I maximize (3) and (4), I end up sacrificing (2) and (5). Most of all, I have trouble imagining a scenario in which all six of these can be properly balanced. This forum may just be the place to find the Uberman who can do it.
My sample survey response:
I try to put health and sleep first, as I consider these the base of my well-being. I push for 7 hours of sleep a night, if not more, and I make myself go to the gym at least 4-5 times a week. I try to eat 6-7 healthy meals a day, many cooked. This is very stressful as is.
Then after that I throw in some work. My job requires travel and at least 50 hours a week, which complicates things. However my life does not revolve around my job - I do a good job because it brings in the money.
Given that the above are kind of "auto-pilot" at this point, I try to squeeze in women and friends into my life rather consciously. It is difficult to juggle seeing all my friends and lovers each week - not if I plan on getting sleep during the week. This makes me feel as if I am almost "stressing" about fitting everything in - which honestly seems counterproductive. Furthermore, as much as I enjoy debauchery, I understand the over-drinking is unnecessary but difficult to avoid if one wants a vibrant social life in this city.
Lastly, my hobbies have suffered. I have not played golf in a while, I never have time to really play guitar anymore, and what happened to those hours I used to have in college to just lay in bed and read?
How do you guys balance all this?
P.S. Do not take offense, those of you who live settled down lives with women. It's just a slightly different way of looking at things - taking care of children do not play a part in my life and neither does making (justifiable) compromises with a significant other. These issues are just not of interest to me right now.
How do you balance the following in your life:
1) Work
2) Sleep
3) Friends
4) Women
5) Health
6) Hobbies
I ask because I find myself continually wishing there were more hours in the day. If I maximize (3) and (4), I end up sacrificing (2) and (5). Most of all, I have trouble imagining a scenario in which all six of these can be properly balanced. This forum may just be the place to find the Uberman who can do it.
My sample survey response:
I try to put health and sleep first, as I consider these the base of my well-being. I push for 7 hours of sleep a night, if not more, and I make myself go to the gym at least 4-5 times a week. I try to eat 6-7 healthy meals a day, many cooked. This is very stressful as is.
Then after that I throw in some work. My job requires travel and at least 50 hours a week, which complicates things. However my life does not revolve around my job - I do a good job because it brings in the money.
Given that the above are kind of "auto-pilot" at this point, I try to squeeze in women and friends into my life rather consciously. It is difficult to juggle seeing all my friends and lovers each week - not if I plan on getting sleep during the week. This makes me feel as if I am almost "stressing" about fitting everything in - which honestly seems counterproductive. Furthermore, as much as I enjoy debauchery, I understand the over-drinking is unnecessary but difficult to avoid if one wants a vibrant social life in this city.
Lastly, my hobbies have suffered. I have not played golf in a while, I never have time to really play guitar anymore, and what happened to those hours I used to have in college to just lay in bed and read?
How do you guys balance all this?
P.S. Do not take offense, those of you who live settled down lives with women. It's just a slightly different way of looking at things - taking care of children do not play a part in my life and neither does making (justifiable) compromises with a significant other. These issues are just not of interest to me right now.
Trying to move towards: 1) women 2) women 3) women 4) women 5) women 6) women It pains me to say this but I rival Conne when it comes to ineptness with women.
I've been single for a while now and am used to it; I know the ups and downs of not being in a relationship. I am a happy person now, but would benefit from being in a relationship. I'm just not the ladies man.
