Many people think slow living is a lifestyle suitable for those who have worked for 10 years or more. The reason is simple: they’re tired, established, and want a more peaceful life.
Have you ever considered waiting five to ten years to start your career?
The answer is, it depends.
Here are the things you should know if you want to start slow living.
Many say slow living is suitable for those who have worked in an office for years with a salary that is commensurate with their financial needs. They have a point. Employees who have worked in an office for more than 10 years are certainly established. They understand their career path, manage their time, and balance work and life more maturely.
They have certainly overcome many obstacles in their careers, whether it’s being laid off or being offered a promotion to a managerial position that they may have turned down because they didn’t want to ruin their mental health, burn out, or the potential for overwork.
But in reality, slow living isn’t about how long you work. Slow living is about consciously managing your life and career rhythm.
In fact, in today’s hustle culture, slow living can be relevant from the start of your career.
According to karier.bisnisindonesia.id, career advancement or promotions were the primary reason for leaving their jobs for 25% of respondents in Indonesia. Work-life balance or company culture were the second most common reasons for leaving, cited by 19% of respondents.
Slow living is suitable at any time, as long as you realize that your pace of life needs to be regulated. What makes people feel like slow living “will be suitable later” could be social pressure to constantly improve, or perhaps FOMO, or a work culture that glorifies hustle culture.
In fact, the sooner you realize this, the lower the risk of long-term burnout.
Because ultimately, a career is a marathon, not a sprint. So what do you think?
