Rewarding Stress
2023 came with ChatGPT, an interactive AI platform that can do a wide range of things like write essays, solve equations, and answer questions, to name a few. Oh, and it even passed the Bar and Medical exams, as per CNN. If you haven’t heard about it, check out this link.
The whole concept of AI or Robotics is to increase automation while reducing human tasks, which has led to many people losing their jobs. Of course, there are a lot of jobs out there that cannot be automated, but you can lose your job at any given time for one reason or another. I’ve seen people complain about how stressful their jobs can get, and I sympathize with them because I do it too. Well, I used to.
So what changed?
No matter how stressful my job can get, I started looking at it as rewarding stress. This is because if I don’t work, I don’t get paid, and I’m not able to have a roof over my head or food on the table to eat. I wouldn’t be able to fund the kind of lifestyle I want to live.
When I started looking at it from that perspective, I stopped complaining. Also, how can you be at your best when you’re constantly stressed? Companies don’t care about you. Know this and know peace. If they see that you’re not performing up to par, they won’t hesitate to get rid of you and find a replacement.
There are days when I shut down my computer by 2:30 pm, some days at 6 pm, and occasionally at 10 p.m. Regardless of when I log off, the goal is always the quality of work rather than the time spent doing it. The idea is to make myself indispensable. I always tell people, “when you get into a new company, work your ass off for the first few months so you’ll never have to introduce yourself.” Your work will speak for you.
Someone is always trying to take your place. Please don’t give them that opportunity.
Paycheck hits, stress resets 🤣
Talk soon,