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how does one deal with a 9-5?
The way I look at it, the day that I dropped out of HS and started working full time was the day that I became less of a man and more of a machine. A machine where things go to get done. You've just got to occupy your mind with other shit, philosophy is good for that because if you're working a job that doesn't demand verbal communication you can get lost in your philosophical thoughts (I used to have 6 or 7 hour conversations with a philosophy major at my old job... shit makes time fly).
As unattractive as a life's worth of 9-5s presumably ahead of you may seem, it's important to realize that the beer and joint you enjoy when you get home wouldn't be available if you hadn't been working that 9-5. Nor would your apartment. Life is about making compromises - rarely can you have your cake and eat it too.
I don't know about your sleeping patterns but I used to really struggle with feeling like all I was doing was working, there wasn't enough time in the day to do anything I wanted, it was shift, bong rips, bed. over over over again. Try waking up real early, like at the crack of dawn. Or at least afford yourself a nice few hours before you start work or something just for some personal time or whatever.
I dunno. You'll make it work for you though, I'm sure of it. Adjusting is hard, but it'll be second nature soon enough. The worst thing about people is that they can get used to anything.
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