It is almost pointless working and working without even having any time to rest. How and when will you enjoy the proceeds from your hard work? A lot of people work so hard to earn a living but they will not take out time to rest, and this will definitely have a negative effect at later time. It is true that you should give your work the best you have, but after that, try to give yourself a rest. This will also make you to be better productive when you resume. Trust me, it will be counterproductive to prolong your working hours beyond your limits. Of course, the law of diminishing return will begin to take effect and what you hope to achieve will be lost. So rest.
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Imagine if you use your electronic device for one week straight without giving it any break or even recharging it, it will just lead to malfunctions and it may break down. In the same way in the human body, if you continue to push through your limits without giving your body any time to rest, it will only lead to health breakdown. Some people may think that they need to work and keep working in order to make as much as they want. But the truth is that the little rest you take will not make you not to make the money. Remember that if you become challenged in your health as a result of stress or strain, you may spend more than you would have made. So be wise.
If you observe very well, you will agree with me that your productivity for the day will be at its peak around the early hours of the day when you have rested from the previous day's work. Then as the hours progress, the productivity tends to decline because of stress and other factors until they flatten out at the end of the day and you will need to rest again to recharge. This is why, the decisions you take at the start of the day are usually more worthwhile than the one's you make at the end of the day when you are already tired from the activities and hustles of the day.
There is a reason why, when you work for an organisation for a few months or one year, they will give you what is known as "annual leave." It is not because they love you so much or they would like to see you stay off work, but because they want you to recharge yourself a while so that you will be better productive when you resume. If they will understand the value and need to take rest, why not you?
This era has become so busy that people now work themselves out in the bid to make more, and some may even think that the work will not move without them. Well, I might just remind you that you are not the commander of the whole universe, neither are you the director of the earth. Trust me, without you, the earth will still be moving very fine. If you breakdown while trying to push beyond your limits, the way you will be replaced by the same organisation that you have sacrificed your life for, will shock you. If you think you are indispensable, just wait till something happens to your health, you will be surprised how many people will fit in comfortably in your position and still function effectively. Note:
No work is worth dying for; your safety first.
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There are times that you need to take out time with your family and have a nice time with them. Trust me, at the end of the day, your family is among those that will stand by you and continue to stand by you, not even your work or colleagues will. I remember a story that was told of a young man that ascended to the rank of manager in his place of work. In the years he put into his work, he was so submerged that he had no time for his immediate family. It was normally from his work to one meeting or the other. Well, he achieved money and maybe fame, but at what expense?
He may have thought that everything was all about money, but he was very wrong. The very part that he sacrificed in the pursuit of money was among the very reasons why money is actually made, not sacrificing it to make money. Everything he thought about what money and more money; no rest, no consideration for family, almost no social life, etc. By the later days of his life, he fell ill as a result of many factors including stress. At that point, he was so lonely because there was no one to be by him and even his work quickly replaced him. His money failed him because he could not buy love and affection with money. Because he had sacrificed them to make money.
When working, always remember that there is a place of rest. It is better to willingly give yourself the required rest than to be forced to do that by nature. Make the right choice.
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