Comments on: And the #1 reason for frequenting this blog is…. http://sonjayatandon.com/04-2006/and-the-1-reason-for-frequenting-this-blog-is/ ...tales of a software curmudgeon Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:07:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: sonjaya http://sonjayatandon.com/04-2006/and-the-1-reason-for-frequenting-this-blog-is/#comment-21 Sat, 29 Apr 2006 02:30:35 +0000 http://sonjayatandon.com/04-2006/and-the-1-reason-for-frequenting-this-blog-is/#comment-21 Good point Don -- yes, I think there is some optimal level and stress increases the further you are away from that level regardless of direction. Good point Don — yes, I think there is some optimal level and stress increases the further you are away from that level regardless of direction.

]]> by: mikesty http://sonjayatandon.com/04-2006/and-the-1-reason-for-frequenting-this-blog-is/#comment-20 Sat, 29 Apr 2006 00:36:49 +0000 http://sonjayatandon.com/04-2006/and-the-1-reason-for-frequenting-this-blog-is/#comment-20 I suppose it's convenient that I like computers very much :) Although I suppose I'm a little more on the hardware side, I think software side will be a lot of fun :) I suppose it’s convenient that I like computers very much :) Although I suppose I’m a little more on the hardware side, I think software side will be a lot of fun :)

]]> by: DPrentice http://sonjayatandon.com/04-2006/and-the-1-reason-for-frequenting-this-blog-is/#comment-19 Sat, 29 Apr 2006 00:30:57 +0000 http://sonjayatandon.com/04-2006/and-the-1-reason-for-frequenting-this-blog-is/#comment-19 Actually Sonjaya, I think the stress level moves exponentially the farther you get from your optimal salary - ie once expenses + leisure costs are met, higher salaries/jobs with more responsibilities increase stress, resulting in less happiness, and lower salaries (even for lower responsibilities) infringe on your homelife/comfort level... there's a magic spot out there somewhere...just gotta find the right balance between income, job satisfaction, expenses, and homelife... then the stress (no matter how huge it is) imparted by the actual job is completely manageable. Happy Place...go to your Happy Place.... Actually Sonjaya, I think the stress level moves exponentially the farther you get from your optimal salary - ie once expenses + leisure costs are met, higher salaries/jobs with more responsibilities increase stress, resulting in less happiness, and lower salaries (even for lower responsibilities) infringe on your homelife/comfort level…

there’s a magic spot out there somewhere…just gotta find the right balance between income, job satisfaction, expenses, and homelife… then the stress (no matter how huge it is) imparted by the actual job is completely manageable.

Happy Place…go to your Happy Place….

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