There is NO reason any of us should have to thrive in a fast-paced environment or work well under pressure. Most of our daily work is not an emergency, and our culture of fake urgency and immediacy, just to make more profit for the C-suite, is burning people out.
It’s sad how adulthood slowly kills all your hobbies. If I’m lucky, I read three books a year. Too exhausted to cook a favorite meal, too exhausted for movies.
They say don’t make work your whole identity, but how can you not when your job strips away every other part of you?