Let’s simplify the reality of our society, so that we can see the main, structural truths. There exist two types of people: those who work only because they want to earn money, and those who work because they want to do something important to them. The majority of us belong to the first group. The second type comprises a much smaller group.

So what? It might be not important, if work did not take up 33% of our lifetime, and if it did not influence the quality of the other 67%. But it takes that 33% and influences the rest, leaving work important for 100% of your life.

What happens to people who don’t like their job very much?

• Things that people don’t like create negative emotions.
• 33% of their lifetime these people don’t feel very good— frustrated, unfulfilled, annoyed, stressed, or any other combination of negative feelings.
• These negative emotions can be fought the easiest by not thinking about certain things, ignoring the problems. People get used to not-thinking. Not-thinking becomes their habit.
• So, people don’t think much for the other 67% of their lives, because they usually rest or sleep. Even when awake, they force themselves not to be mindful.
• Because of this huge influence of our work hours, other parts of our life become very dependent on the job we have or the work we do every day. Actually, work hours form our habits, our nature, our personalities, and life quality. And for people who dislike their jobs, this life quality may drop significantly. Money should not determine our personalities, and if we do something that makes us unhappy simply to earn money, is it truly worthwhile?

So, what happens to people who enjoy their daily work?

• They get up easily in the morning, because they are free of the negative emotions that many people have about their upcoming work hours. This creates a huge influence on all-day energy— they don’t need to rest sporadically from exhaustion.
• These people do not go to bed late, because their day fully satisfied them and there is almost nothing more to add to be happy. Could it be that those who go to bed very late are not happy people?
• When these people work on something, they do it passionately, or at the very least, they put all their energy to the task. Why? Because it is important to them personally.
• When they want something, they try harder to get it. They optimize the process, and they do the best they can to achieve results in less time. They really care about the quality of their work.
• When 33% of our lifetime is spent happily perfecting our minds and spirits, the remaining 67% of it absorbs that spirit and quality.

Do you really like what you do? Is the work you do really important to you personally, or do you do it because of your never-perfect salary?

Maybe deep inside you dream about doing something else? If so, please don’t wait for magic things to happen, stop what you are doing right now, and start living your new lifestyle where true magic happens. Only then you will be able to grow as a person and achieve what you really need. If you stay on your old not-so-passionate path, you will develop some really bad habits that will build your entire life. These habits will dominate everything in your mind and everything in your environment. These bad habits will even negatively influence the people you love. Make the immediate choice to change your life for the better— you can make this choice.

This is very important.

What does our society and environment look like when 99% of our people spend their days not thinking about anything, just doing something? It’s not DNA that makes people unhappy, it’s the habits we develop each day, it’s the path that we have chosen. Choose a better path.