Lessons Learned from Strict Work Environments

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Today's topic takes me back to the times when I worked at a publishing house.

I remember that my boss was a colonel who had participated in World War II and had a very strict character and practices.

On another occasion, I think I mentioned something about this. This man, of Spanish nationality, would deduct the time we spent in the bathroom because he said that shouldn't be paid, that it wasn't part of the salary.

That's how strict this man was.

What I can say is that I learned many favorable work practices from him, including those that helped me learn to be flexible, precisely because I had to go through so many rigid situations with this man and so many rigid situations in other types of work.

Because I also worked with American bosses who were very organized, strict, and demanding with their things. Among what they required was extreme punctuality.

And if you arrived one minute late because they measured the time with a card that was marked on a clock when entering the office, well, they would simply deduct that money at the end of your work, at the time of paying your salary.

Currently, I can say that in relation to the work I do, which is content creation, I am a very flexible person because precisely this type of work doesn't have a set schedule.

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I can start working whenever I want or stop working on the days I want.

But precisely because of the flexible nature of this type of activity, it requires me to stay more focused because if I don't produce content, I don't generate dividends, I don't generate income.

So, I always have this pressure with me. It's something to keep in mind.

Even though I have a daily routine that consists of waking up, having breakfast, and immediately sitting down at the computer to create my content.

And I have a rule to spend at least two hours creating content before I can dedicate myself to all the activities I enjoy.

Today, for example, I told a friend a while ago that today I have to make two or three publications, and it's not something I really enjoy because it requires a lot of time and focus.

And currently, I am not receiving the rewards I expect for the content I am creating, not only here but on different social media platforms.

I can tell you that after I spend those two hours, I spend another two or three hours more dedicated to entertainment and leisure activities.

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And then I take a break of about half an hour watching TV, going for a walk, or maybe preparing a meal that I like.

This allows me to distract myself a bit and get out of the routine and be flexible regarding the type of work I am doing.

The truth is, I would prefer that the type of work I do allowed me to have much more free time.

My goal and objective are to achieve passive income so that in this way, I can publish whenever I want and not be forced to publish content every day as has been happening for some time.

Because for reasons of survival and needing that reward, that income that is vital to pay my bills day by day and put food on my table, I have to force myself to do it.

But I would like it not to be that way, but to be able to publish simply when I feel like it.

I think the content I would create would be of superior quality and, above all, I could dedicate myself to visiting other publications that interest me so much from people who create very interesting content and be able to interact with them as I would like.

But I think these are things added to each person's life and that we cannot escape and must adapt to.