[bedobi]

Could more people use taking a break, for no particular reason, and not necessarily to work on anything - just taking a break for taking a break's sake? I think so.

Especially hackernews people who are overwhelmingly more likely to be privileged enough to be able to do it compared to most.

"...leisure is time away from work, not facilitating it.

By viewing work as something we do to support our leisure time, rather than our hobbies as something to lower our stress so we can get back to work, we can actually start enjoying our lives. (I know, wild idea.)"

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/10/smarter-living/the-case-f...

[8n4vidtmkvmk]

would love to take a nice long break and turn my head off for a bit. kinda hard when your employer stops paying you and the landlord still wants his rent

[DocTomoe]

Seems like the problem is in your attachment to your flat. Fixer-upper houses in the countryside are basically cheaper than a year's one-bedroom rent in the Bay Area. It's all a question of trade-offs. Would you rather

a) have a soul-crushing job and a nice flat or b) live happily, but in the Mid-West?

[criddell]

Those aren't the only two choices.

[nnnnico]

That is possible if you have 0 responsabilities, or just dont care

[forbiddenvoid]

"You could just move somewhere cheaper" is always written by someone without a spouse or children.

[Pet_Ant]

Those are ramifications one should consider when deciding to do either of those things. Having done one of those, I wish I had done the other. No one can make you happy but you, so the best predictor of happiness is having the independence to pursue your own interests.

[Aeolun]

If I had to decide for just me that would be an easier decision.

[xyzzy4747]

You don't have to pay your rent and you can move anywhere. Look outside of the box.

[Aeolun]

That would be great if my hobbies actually did lower my stress level. As it is they’re barely adequate for sustenance.