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This is why you shouldn't be ashamed of web browsing, watching Youtube, and going on Facebook at work. You never know when your life is about to end. Living like a monk who only focuses on work is not very satisfying.

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All that stuff is a waste of time, not a good use of it. It's a symbol of "face time" at work, where you have four hours of real work a day so you stretch it out to eight by wasting time.

So is coming home and just flopping on the couch and watching TV all night because you're so tired.

These things make me feel like my life is wasted.

True but note that from the perspective of many depressed people, everything feels like a waste of time.

Time you enjoy wasting, is not wasted time.

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