Keep yourself happy

And as this article from Fortune said:

The biggest lesson from Warren Buffett isn’t his stock picks or market maneuvers—it’s his child-like spirit and focus on doing what he loves. Now, you don’t have to become a competitive Bridge player or drink Coke daily to follow his example. Instead, savor the present and do what truly makes you happy.

As Buffett said in a 2017 CNBC interview, “I think happiness makes an enormous amount of difference…in terms of longevity. I’m happier when I’m eating hot fudge sundaes or drinking Coke.”

My other bff, L, went to my rescue last night by coming over for dinner, with a bottle of Moscato, to talk some sense into me. I was already sinking into an episode because of my demon of a boss. I already wanted to quit even without a job.

L told me I have to face the reality that I can’t just do that. I know that, which makes my situation more excruciating because I’m trapped. To keep my sanity intact, she told me I should:

  1. Pay no heed to my boss. It’s hard, yes, but it’s harder to be without a job while being the breadwinner. Don’t take what she is doing to me personally, even though she shows she doesn’t like me, until I found another job.
  2. Have my passion somewhere else. Not on my job. Do not place my passion and identity on my work. Let it go. Not until I have another job.
  3. Find other sources of happiness, to keep me sane until I find another job. Find pockets of sunshine.

And this is what Warren Buffett is saying. Have small doses of happiness. Do things that make me happy.

So what are those? I may have to take a leave of absence for that. Assess my life. Take a break from work. Find myself.

I was also chatting with a friend who used to be a journo and shifted to corporate. She quit her job even though she didn’t have anthing lined up yet. She just got burned out. It was more than the crappy boss. It’s the overall corporate culture that she couldn’t take anymore. She told me she is full of anxiety because she has no income and it’s quite jarring when for the longest time she has been the breadwinner before she got married and after she got married and had a daughter. She is also in the process of assessing where she wants to go, what else she can do well, whether she still wants a corporate setup or be her own boss…

Maybe I need to go on a sabbatical. Without pay. I think I can afford a month or two of not receiving my salary. I have to figure this out soon.

P.S. Why do I always get screwed over by Koreans? 🤬