Pity the settler
Peter over at Pick the Brain wrote fascinating article on how to tell if you have settled, be it in a relationship, a job, or anything else in life.
- You Wish The Time Away - If you’re always watching the clock, counting down to the next break, you probably don’t love what you’re in. Otherwise you would be wishing for more time to spend.
- You Find It Hard to Wake Up in the Morning - If you wake up dreading the day ahead, you are probably not chasing your dreams.
- You Dream of a Completely Different Life - If your daydreams never involve elements of your present reality, you may be getting a clue to your true desires.
- You Often Get Jealous - Wishing you were living someone else’s life is not a good sign.
- You Constantly Feel the Need to Escape - If you are filling much of your free time with escapist activities (including but not limited to alcohol, television, movies), you need to think about what you are trying to escape from.
So what do you do if you have settled? Well he suggests, quoting from Steve Jobs who had given a speech that inspired this article, “if you haven’t found it yet, keep looking…. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.”
Right now I am feeling kindagrumpy...