If you're tired of working, the top priority is to take a vacation (It's a vacation season!!). But, unfortunately, many Japanese (incl. myself) are not brave enough to take a long, long vacation (not days but weeks!). According to a survey by the Economist, Finns enjoy 44 days off per year while Japanese salarymen get 18. Yet, note that the survey includes public holidays and Japan has some 15 or so public holidays...
So, here are my tips when you want stop working:
1. Have a break have a kitkat (I prefer Snickers, though)
2. Watch the movie: "the pursuit of happiness"
3. Listen to Consequence's "Don't quit your day job"
In my office, there are some living history of workaholic Japanese. But, as seeing my boss hospitalized last month, I reminded myself of the words: "work hard but not too hard".
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You write very well.
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