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This comic was created by\u00a0Elizabeth\u00a0Pich, half of the talent behind\u00a0War and Peas,<\/a>\u00a0for the Toggl Team. Often, we wear ourselves thin for our jobs, giving it all at the expense of our health and joy. It\u2019s hard to say no. It\u2019s hard to take a break. We attribute this frustration to having the wrong job or not doing what we love, but stressors can wear you down even if you have your dream job.<\/p>\n

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Stressors can wear you down even if you have your dream job.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It doesn\u2019t matter what you do. Take time to do something different that makes you smile. It could be art classes or\u00a0therapy or cooking a beautiful meal. Maybe you don\u2019t know what that thing is yet. But what a treat! You get to try lots of things to find out precisely what makes you happy. Maybe trying new things is your thing! So take a break and make some nice memories.<\/p>\n

A Job is a Job<\/h2>\n

Another day breaks, you pour out of bed.
Not a minute awake and in creeps the dread.
The dread of the world waiting outside your door
With its deadlines, appointments, its meetings, its chores!<\/p>\n

You feel uninspired as you sit in your cube.
A few minutes of joy watching cat clips on YouTube.
When you\u2019re colleagues ask a friendly \u201cHow do you do?\u201d
You simply say \u201cFine\u201d, but you\u2019d like to say \u201cBlue\u201d.<\/p>\n

You say to yourself, that\u2019s the way it must be.
There\u2019s duties and schedules, and your kid\u2019s dentist fees.
A job is a job and a job must be done!
There\u2019s no time to sit around and simply have fun!<\/p>\n

So you slumpity-slump your way through each day.
And you gripe, and you type, as you labor away.
Now, this will not do. No, this simply won\u2019t do!
Who\u2019s running this show, here? It\u2019s you, my dear, you!<\/p>\n

It\u2019s time to start asking what do you want to do?<\/p>\n

Plan some time for yourself, two, three hours a day.
Leave your smartphone at home \u2013 go out and play.
Why have we stopped playing? How silly, how wrong!
To think growing up means being earnest all day long.<\/p>\n

Remember, you liked to go out and dance?
You once played guitar in that weird indie band.
Or painting, whatever did happen to that?
Strange how all of those passions fell flat.<\/p>\n

Now, a job is a job, and a job must be done.
But a you is a you, and you must also have fun.
So take a week off, one, or two, six, or eight!
This is your mental health \u2013 and that simply can\u2019t wait.<\/p>\n

But wait! It\u2019s not easy when money is tight.
That\u2019s true, but you can still take that art course at night.
If risks aren\u2019t your thing, work part-time for a while.
In your new found free time, do things that make you smile.<\/p>\n

Sure there\u2019s bosses, and partners, and clients to whoo.
But in the grand scheme of things, you\u2019re working for you.
And if they don\u2019t get it \u2013 that self-care must be.
Well then, good riddance, there\u2019s other job-fish in the sea!<\/p>\n

Taking care of yourself is the first job of all.
If you don\u2019t work at that, soon you\u2019ll have no job at all.
So, eat a grand meal, sing a song, learn Malay.
Not just once in a while \u2013 do these things every day.<\/p>\n

Yes, a job is a job and a job must be done.
But taking care of yourself is job Number One<\/p>\n

We do comics like this every week,\u00a0 so keep an eye on our\u00a0Facebook,<\/a>\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Instagram<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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