How I (Try To) Live a Slow Life With a 9-5 Job
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- čas přidán 3. 06. 2024
- Living a slow life in this fast world can be a challenge. In this video I share some strategies and measures that I implemented to slow down my life even with a regular 9-5 job living a a life more calmness and purpose. Living such a lifestyle has had a great impact on my wellbeing and state of mind. I feel much more relaxed and happier this way.
Maybe you will find some points that are relevant for you and share your best ideas with us :)
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
03:20 - The most important step
04:00 - Why I want to live a slow life
05:15 - Measures related to work
08:58 - Hobbies
09:58 - Using nature to slow down
12:22 - Outro
Love this. I went from a 5 day workweek down to 3 days. I found a place where I could work 10 hour days and told them I was only able to work 3 days. So yes my income dropped but I still put in 30 hours a week and now have 4 ‘free’ days. My free time is worth so much more than the missed income.
That is so cool! Such a smart approach for creating more free time 😊 You are absolutely right: time is worth so much more than a little bit of money. I am very happy that you found this arrangement for yourself 🙏
We need 5 h workdays, 8h is too much, why is 8h a day the standard?! It makes people sick…
May I ask where you work? Really desperate to obtain a lifestyle like this.
I was feeling like I had no time to myself. I talked to my manager to work 4 days instead of 5... I will be working 9 hrs but I gain an extra day off, and I only lose 4 hrs on my paycheck 😊
@@zencityvibesbecause there was a time when 16 and 18 hr days were the standard. The 8 hr workday was actually revolutionary back in the day, but it hasn’t been changed since its inception so now we have 8 hr days
I tried it for four (4) months. And I don't get it. I would be home at 5:35pm... ...when, where, what? If I wanted to clean my shower or invite someone for a cup of coffee.......when? How? I would eat - so now it's already 6:20pm. Do the dishes, complain to my significant other about work, change clothes, maybe do the laundry...
*Before you know it's 9pm and you start thinking about the following day (meetings, gossip, bullying, meaningless **_tasks_** 🙄...)*
We are slaves with nice cars and cellphones. And nicer houses than our ancestor had. But then again: *you don't enjoy your house because you're at the office!!!!!! 😪*
Things I don’t do anymore is say yes to things that will deplete me of energy just because I don’t want to hurt someone’s feeling or expectations. I used to go the extra mile on everything. Now I just do what I can and no more.
I adopted slow living inadvertently by respecting myself, my time and setting boundaries. I’m 48 and as I get older I realize self care and making my mental health a priority and it’s okay to say no. At work I decided that I wouldn’t stay over to finish something that I could complete the next morning. It’s letting a couple phone calls go to voicemail and calling them back later. It’s letting an email sit in my inbox until I finish my current task. For me slow living has been reading a good book with a cup of coffee instead of watching mindless TV. Also I’m an artist and painter so I love to disconnect and just paint a picture once in a while. It’s also meant leaving social media in 2024 which gives me so much more free time to be more productive. Love your channel!!
Those are some extremely valuable habits when it comes to being in a healthy place at work. Setting clear boundaries and reinforcing them if necessary is so important. Not many people actually do this I feel.
I also love your way of relaxing and disconnecting while painting. Art is such an amazing way of getting the mind off something and relax. That is really cool ☺
I live in America, and work mostly 7 days a week, 9-10 hours a day. The idea of a 9-5 day work week sounds like heaven to me. I pray I can shift to a different lifestyle.
Hoping for the best!! 🍀
im 22 i never had a job i mostly just live with my grandma
More to.life than work. It consumes you. I do 40 hr most of my life & that's a challenge now I'm 57. Lower income & physical work has taken its toll. I.take tome as able now. Wknds are my savior
@@ushima_ 23 and never had a real job, just worked on summer camp. I live with my parents and cannot find a job, going to get a master degree and see if I can get a real job that I like.
Hey, same. I work 7 days a week (2 jobs) and average about 60 hours a week. Fortunately I've gotten pretty good at listening to my body and prioritizing recovery. I am still able to make the time to do most of what I want to do, and if not, visualizing myself doing it is usually enough to suffice.
I really like my job, but my boss would never allow me to go down to 4 days a week. Instead, I've been able to change my shift schedule from the 8am-4:30pm shift to the 6am-2:30pm shift. A 2 hour difference may not seem like a lot, but it means I get off work before rush hour traffic starts, so I'm home in 25 minutes instead of 1.5 hours. So much time is left in my day to do all sorts of things, I actually feel like I have time for my hobbies now.
What a great idea! 🤩
Yes
I can't get up that early in the morning
This resonates with what I believe in Ecclesiastes 4:6 "Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.".
I ride my bike to work. It is such a nice thing to be outside instead of in a car. However it is dangerous with the vehicles who may have trouble seeing me, so I am grateful when i arrive safely.
I am blessed to be able to work at home, so even though it’s a structured environment, I get to really be present and meditate, journal or go on walks in my neighborhood on breaks and lunches. Also, adopting the belief “I do what I can and let go of the rest” really helped me release personal responsibility for how the company is doing. I do what I can to the best of my ability with good quality and move on with my day. And when I log off for the day, my mind is in the present and not on work. I leave work at work. Thank you for this video, something that actually resonates🤍
That sounds like a very healthy and reasonable approach, i like it! ☺🙏
"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Expect nothing, appreciate everything! This helps me ❤🇦🇺
Great advice! ☺
Amazing insights - you inspired me to change my working schedule permanently, in a way that is working for me better then before. Work is needed, but I do feel the same about it as you do: I don't want to be the new manager or something like that.
Thank you for making this type of videos. I'm really gratefull that I've found your account. Enjoy your day.
I just went to 4 days a week. Little less money but just budget better. So worth it!!
The 1 extra day makes a huge difference.
Will soon go to 3 days.
Love your videos calm and inspiring. Subscribed:)
Me too, it’s great isn’t it! I wish I’d done it sooner
We moved to a rural area in 2020 during the pandemic with 2 kids. At first I struggled with living outside of the city, but now I embrace country living. I am trying to retrain my brain to enjoy slow living. I don't think completely isolating ourselves is healthy. But just enjoying the moment and living in the present is so important. Our digital age is toxic to our brains in a lot of ways, especially for our kids. We need to become more aware of this topic as a society!
Completely agree with you! I love living in nature and living a more natural way of life. However isolation is definitely nothing that feels good to me so having friends and family that I can spend time with is very important ☺ It's awesome for your kids to grow up close to nature! That's so healthy. Wish you and your family nothing but the best 🍀
New subscriber and great video! I went down from working 5 to 3 days a week a couple of years ago and it's one of the best decisions I ever made. Combining it with getting a remote job and moving deep into the countryside is a real privilege... wish more people were able to make it work, I do feel very lucky.
That sounds amazing! Very happy for you ☺🍀
I agree so much with you that getting into nature and connecting with it is one of the best ways to slow down. Nature grounds us in the present, and allow our minds to become quiet and still. Glad I found your channel, thank you!
Couldn't have said it better ☺☺ Glad to have you around and thank you for your comment!!
Thanks for your really realistic take on slow living. A lot of CZcamsrs who embrace slow living embrace a lifestyle which is almost completely alternative and not achievable for me personally, both my husband and myself working full time with 2 kids. Lots of helpful tips - thanks. Have a great day. 😊
That is so nice to hear! It truly is challenging to find a slower pace sometimes when you work a normal job and have further obligations. And I absolutely see your point as some content out there in this sphere can portray an unachievable or unrealistic kind of lifestyle. This has also struck me a couple of times.
Thank you for your nice comment and have a great day too! ☺
few more years of school and ive planned on doing something similar the 4 day work week is great advice too can definitely overcome it with a non material life
That's awesome to hear! Keep going 🙌
Omg yeah it's very depressing the way we have to live. No free will really. I used to work 11hour shifts Mo-Fri and then 5hours every weekend. Plus public holidays. The few bucks overtime was so not worth it. And I had no choice I had to work. I was so burned out to the point that I had to resign. They didn't even care they would rather have unhappy personnel resigning every few months. I was so unhappy, I'm slowing recovering but the PTSD is real x
Hello :) tombée par hasard sur ta chaîne et me suis abonnée car c'est rare de voir des jeunes gens dans ma tranche d'âge vivre comme ça. J'ai 31 ans et j'ai adopté ce mode de vie graduellement, en écoutant mon intuition profonde. Ça a commencé par de nombreux questionnements existentiels en début de vingtaine et par pas mal de lectures de philo et de socio, d'art de vivre. Puis, j'ai quitté les réseaux sociaux y a 7 ans, demandé un temps partiel y a 5 ans (semaine de 4 jours pour commencer puis deux mois de vacances quelques années plus tard), j'ai posé comme toi des limites claires au travail (pourtant je suis manager et peut-être que ça montre l'exemple : on ne se dérange pas en dehors des heures de bureau et durant nos vacances, on quitte les locaux tôt, pas de présentéisme inutile, le climat de travail est beaucoup plus sain d'ailleurs). Je vis très simplement/sobrement, maison avec beaucoup de nature autour, je n'achète pas d'objets intuiles). Sans oublier une bonne hygiène de vie et respecter sa chronobiologie. Là, les bases sont posées pour une meilleure santé physique et mentale. Ce qui permet d'approfondir ensuite la dimension humaine : se connaître profondément, s'améliorer en tant que personne, découvrir ses besoins et poser ses limites, nouer des relations qui ont du sens, s'écarter de celles qui ne font pas de bien, profondément s'aimer, cultiver son âme (lectures, méditation)... c'est tellement riche au final. Mais je pense que c'est un mode de vie qui parle peut-être plus aux introvertis ?
Maintenant j'aimerais trouver un compagnon un peu dans la même philosophie, en conscience, altruiste, communiquant, qui a envie de construire un couple solide, de voyager ensemble, partager des expériences de vie, savourer de la bonne nourriture, écouter de la musique live et danser régulièrement 😊🌞😍
Tu l'as écrit parfaitement et je suis très heureux pour toi que tu as pu créer une vie simple et saine ☺
Je ne suis pas tout à fait sûr si ce mode de vie plaît plus aux introvertis, mais j'observe aussi que les personnes dans mon entourrage qui vivent similiairement sont aussi plutôt des introvertis. Mais je connais aussi beaucoup des introvertis qui vivent complètement contraire 😅
Merci beaucoup pour ton commentaire (j'éspère que mon francais est plus ou moins compréhensable) et j'éspère que tu trouverais un compagnon parfait pour ta vie! 🍀
@@swisssimpleton Merci c'est adorable !!
Ton français est bon 🤓
Nice video. I really recommend not drinking alcohol. That gave me a lot of extra peace...
Really enjoyed this and can totally relate. I dropped down to 4 days from 5 and can already feel the benefits and I spend my day off in nature. It’s worth every penny I’ve lost because I’ve enriched my life.
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Love the thought process! It was a reminder I needed
Thank you, I really enjoyed your video and I agree with you. I find pleasure gardening, going for nature walks or to the beach with my dog, turning off my phone and reading a book instead.
Those are some great activities to wind down and so something good for your mind and body ☺ Thank you for your kind comment!🍀
Awesome video, I’ve been so caught up with life, money and bills recently that I forgot what my passion is. And that’s video creation and has been since I was 12 years old (I’m now 26 with a kid on the way) I don’t work a 9-5 job I have a mobile detailing business but either way the work is stressful especially looking for jobs to find.
This video is what I needed to remind myself to slow down. 🤝
I understand you. Completely.
Wanted to live an enjoyable and meaningfull life. Working for a non profit organisation has made my work-life balance easier.
Love this!❤
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As always a very nice video! Thanks for sharing your thoughts 🤗
Thanks for the nice words! Glad to have you around :)
New subscriber. I loved this video! This is my last week working 5 days. I requested 3 days moving forward.
That is so great to hear! Very happy for you ☺
Sometimes I’m frustrated by what I can access. But I really enjoy balancing rest and activity. I have time and mental space for family friends and hobbies
Turning 60 next month. 😊 Contemplating slow living, as well as reducing work hours to 3 10 hr days. I really like your realistic and attainable approach! God bless.
That's really great to hear, very happy for you! ☺ Thank you for your kind comment and happy easter 🍀
Love this channel ❤
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Very thought-provoking🙏 Cheers from the Swiss countryside!🌧️☃️❄️
Cheers back! I hope you had a great weekend ☺☺
Thank you. This was a nice video.
What I struggle with is the feeling of "I have to..." or "I should be..." The expectations of childhood and then adulthood is a big pressure.
We absorb the energies around us. I am excited for you that the energy you have to feed on is of natural time. There is still the forward movement, but not the voices of "what if you don't get this done, what will they think?" You can hear your own thoughts and not the possible thoughts of others and letting that rule your soul.
Thanks again!
Thank you for a great video❤
Glad you enjoyed it ☺🙏 I wish you a nice weekend!
Such a great video man. Deserves way more views.
In college right now in the US and want to live a similar life once I go out to work. Happy for u!
Thank you very much for your kind words! I wish you all the best for your studies, keep going! ☺
Great Content brother. Loved it!!
Thank you very much! Glad to have you around ☺🙏
Another find thanks to CZcams recommendation! I resonate w your insights. I wanted to relocate my family to a greener location but just can’t now. But what I did was to shift to a work from home career to start a slower living. Been thankful for this shift.
Thank you for being here! I feel like that is already a major change in the direction of slow living ☺I hope you can fulfill your wish to move closer to greenery if you still want to do so🌲🍀
What a great video with so many relatable topics, I have adopted the slow living lifestyle for a few years now. Before this I always felt overwhelmed and time was just flying by. The biggest change for me was finding a new job where I work part time, Monday - Friday but I work 8am-1pm. I have had to be more mindful with my finances but I am so much happier now. I’m very glad I have just recently found your channel and look forward to future videos!
That is an amazing adjustment, very glad for you ☺ Time is so much more valuable than money. Have a great weekend! 🙏
@@swisssimpleton Thanks Felix! Couldn’t agree more. Hope you have a great weekend too ☺️
I love it…
I need to do this
Very good content and also editing ! all my support 😊
Thank you for your kind words! Glad to have you around ☺
A new subscriber here 👋 Thank you for this calm and inspiring video 🌼
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I totally agree with you and love your video. Your mental health and your peace and love within income first.
A lot of people today have two jobs and I do believe that is not healthy for anyone.
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I completely agree with you! We do live in challenging times so I understand everybody that works multiple jobs but I would wish everybody to have more time to unwind and enjoy life 🙏🙏
Hi Felix
So great to found your channel on CZcams for practising slow living and minimalistic lifestyle. I can relate my lifestyle with you to some extent living in a city as i have to work from office everyday. Really enjoyed watching your video and am able to take some lessons on slow living lifestyle in a different way. Thank you
Vivek from India
Greetings to India! ☺🍀
I completely agree with cutting back on your worktime...out of the home anyway. I like having more time to accomplish things I need and want to do at home but like you said...unfortunately it creates a financial problem. The upside of that is you really learn to live minimally...which is fine with me. It is so good to spend time outdoors...I find it really does help in reducing stress. Keep sharing your lovely videos...so enjoyable.
Thank you for you nice comment(s)! ☺
You are absolutely right. Living in a more minimalist manner helps reducing the amount you have to work. Personally I really don't buy a lot besides basic daily necessities. In the end I probably end up with more in the bank than somebody who works full time and spends it like crazy 🙂
I've also recently requested to move to working 4 days a week. I start in June. I feel like I'm regaining some control of my life and I don't think I'll be that much worse off financially. As others have said, the time gained is worth more than the money I would earn from continuing to sacrifice my time.
That is awesome! 🤩
A nice idea. Not possible for everyone. Working as a physician in a large hospital I can promise you, 3 days a week would have a major impact on our patients‘ lives. There are jobs which make this lifestyle impossible.
I have also reduced my hours at work and make less money but love my personal time. 9-5 (8 hours in one day) is still ridiculous. Nobody should be required to work more than 4 hours per day.
That sounds lovely. What kind of work do you do? How did you reduce your hours, like how did you propose the idea? I'd like to know so I can convince my boss😂
@@HighElf111 it was the beginning of this year that they approved my 32 hour week schedule. I had asked for that the year prior but was denied. I think the slow down in sales revenues made them think this is not a bad idea...
Thankyou for teaching me. Love from pakistan.❤❤
I'm super glad you enjoyed the video! Much love back from Switzerland ❤
Excellent video.
I stopped listening to what people where telling me I needed to be happy.
I realized they were well intended.
I don't need fancy clothes.
I'm a sweatshirt type of person.
I have one nice dress (not fancy) if I need to attend a formal family event.
I like being who I want yo be- simple.
Embracing who you really are is so liberating ☺Very happy for you that you made that step for yourself 🍀
Totally agree with you. People are always telling me I need to travel and have holidays. No. They stress me and cause me anxiety not joy. People tell me I need to have a tv and socialise more. No. I haven’t watched tv for 18 years I don’t want to start now. People can exhaust me so I need to be careful with how much time I spend with people. I’m always being told, have a kindle not books. No, I don’t enjoy having to charge things. I like to borrow books to read and share amongst friends. Always being told I need to be online with banking on my phone. No. I don’t want to. I love a simple life. I like simple food. A clean and clear house. I have 13 items of clothing. I don’t need to shop for ‘enjoyment’. I don’t want to go out for coffee. I like to walk down the beach not go the gym. People mean well but they exhaust me sometimes with what they believe I should be doing. I’m not like them. I don’t enjoy constant stimulus. I need alot of time to myself. I like to wake at 5.30am when the world is still and quiet. I do that every single day. People don’t understand that. They tell me I should lie in at the weekends. Why? I don’t understand this. I’m finally getting through to people. Slowly but surely they’re realising I’m different to them and accepting that. It’s a slow process. People often mistake the way I like to live as being sad or depressed, because I don’t want to be doing more. In fact I’m probably more content than most. Good luck to everyone on their journey.❤
Hi. Bavaria here. Came across your channel today and watching the second video... just wanted to say: great topics, really engaging me
Hey Bavaria, so nice to have you around! 😊 Glad that you enjoy the content so far! Thank you for your nice comment 🍀☺
Yeah
Thanks for sharing. I feel the same way as you express in the intro. Have you thought of being an introvert is more sensitive for the fast pace life and stimulus during a work day?
I think thhis might absolutely be the case!
I am relatively well off but even I cant afford to have no job (neither I would want too). I try to work minimum (110-150 hours) and when I dont work I try to have relaxed and slow life.
Do the best you can and don't take life too serious.😊
Couldn't agree more! ☺
Videos like this only tell me how messed up the world is that we label normal living and make asmr videos about it for CZcams
The need for asmr videos in itself says a lot
I run my own business with 4 employees. If I could cut my time down 40% for a 40% reduction in income without business shriveling up, I’d do it in a heartbeat.
I am going the opposite direction. From part time work (19 hours) to 4 days a week (30 hours). It's just becomming harder and harder as a single person to pay for everyday life. Cutting out my expenses only gets me so far and I realised the problem is that I earn too little. But still, I will have free days in the week to recharge but also the peace of mind of almost earning double the amount I now have.
Corporates don't want employees to slow down
True that! You have to set clear boundaries if you can 🙌
I just have a lot of difficulty in letting go things, especially if I think I could have done them before without too many problems and self-limitations of the old me.
I absolutely struggle with that too sometimes, I think most people do 😞 I try to just keep looking forward and giving my best while also being gentle to myself. I can't change the past (even if I'd like to sometimes) but can try to make an effort in the future. I hope you have a great day ☺🙏
I live on the east coast of Florida and there is no nature around me. I hate living near so many people I want to move to the mountains so bad but I’m stuck here as my husband is from here. We work too much too. I wish I could move
I totally see that living in an area that you don't find comfortable is super frustrating! I hope that you can make the move somewhen and find a place that you like to live in ☺ Greetings from the Swiss countryside 🍀
Cassandra - You are not "stuck there" Your desire to live in an environment you are comfortable in is as important as your husband's desire. A compromise would be respectful to both of you.
Good video, had a wonderful impact on my situation that I'm in.
Is there any way to get in contact with you?
I live in Germany, so language wouldn't be a problem :)
and here is me watching a slow living video on 2x speed🤣
I wish the option to reduce work days / hours was provided where I live. Is this an European thing?
I think in scandinavian countries and here in Switzerland it is becoming more and more popular ☺ I don't know about other European countries though if I'm honest.
Time to move I guess 😎. Und fange an, mein Deutsch zu üben.
In most of countries of European Union its pretty possible, just it works differently from country to country..for example in Germany you can afford it due to high standard, in Croatia where I am from standard is not so high but 90% of population owns a home so its possible..
Hallo aus Deutschland :)
Hallo ins schöne Nachbarsland ☺
@@swisssimpleton danke ebenfalls
9-5 5 days a week is still too much.. we could all work 3 days a week and enjoy life on off days..
It is also like one's drug of choice. 😂 Cheers!🇧🇻🎄
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Why are workplaces obsessed with 9-5 , 40 hour week ? Why not say when the works done go home. In my last job we just waited around for the last hour doing nothing.
Greed, competition, fear, jealousy and conditioning. Even the corporates and elites are slaves to the conditioning.
Good on you 🫶👍🙌….This is just how I feel, I want to live closer to the nature💚 Also I feel like I don’t want to work as many hours as I would like to enjoy life a bit more. Thank you for this motivational video 🙏
You lost me at "I reduced my work week" as an American that statement is like saying "I parked my bicycle in the cheek of a caterpillars bazooka" it's just not a possibility.
Exactly! I have no control over my work schedule; no way would my employer allow me to cut back on hours. We are told we need to work as many hours needed to get the job done (salary job). Everyone ends up working more than the scheduled/required 40 hrs/wk just to meet work demands and remain employed.
@@SLLoo-lg7otman, that sounds depressing. I could not deal with that. The older I get, the more I realise that a lot of corporations demands are just laughably ridiculous.
Impossible in education. What's a slow life? You obviously haven't been an instructor or teacher in higher education.
I am working in education and I can attest to every single point made in this video. There might be hope for you, too, my friend ☺
He didn't say this is how you should do it, he shared his personal journey.