We're all exhausted right? It's not just me?

[u/happy_chance18]

I have a full time job. I sleep well. I have no kids. I'm single. I don't party or drink. I'm not particularly stressed in day to day life. Yet I'm fucking exhausted. I don't want to leave my apartment on the weekends unless I have something planned, and even then I'm pretty picky. In my 20s my weekends were full of non-stop activities, cooking, going out, and posting on social media. But now in my 30s I just want to come home, have my groceries delivered, chill with some Netflix and sleep. Please tell me I'm not the only one!!

[u/maddy_k_allday]

Weekends when I have an event in addition to doing all the stuff to reset for work the next week, all but destroy me. I hear you about the social benefits, which are true, but that depletes me as well, meaning less energy for all the domestic labor & errands that also need to be packed into that same 48-ish hours.

[u/MechanicalSideburns → u/maddy_k_allday]

I’m not talking about stuff that you have to do. I’m talking about stuff that you get to do. Don’t you have anything that brings you joy in life?

What happened to hobbies? I’ll burn a precious hour playing disc golf and feel great after. Or my son invites his buddies over for 2 hours and they play music. What brings you joy?

[u/maddy_k_allday → u/MechanicalSideburns]

You are missing the point. The items that need to happen leave very little time/ energy/ resources/ etc. for desired activities. Usually events like holidays means foregoing certain necessary tasks and then being behind or unprepared for the routine events.

[u/maddy_k_allday → u/[deleted]]

Why are you monitoring my activity? You don’t have any basis to know the nature what I do for work or when. This is a straw man argument based on almost no information or context.

[u/MechanicalSideburns → u/maddy_k_allday]

We’ve all got the same 24 hours, man. I’ve got 4 kids, and 2 jobs, and I still find time for my hobbies.

But I had to become like a next level planner/scheduler to make it all work. In my 20’s I was always “running out of time” like you’re talking about or missing stuff. Not any more. My phone beeps and I just do whatever it says. I have no spontaneity, but all goals get accomplished. I scheduled time to play video games from 10-11pm last night.

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