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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think there's anything wrong with what OP is doing. [/quote]

Seriously? I think even op sees something wrong with it, and that's the first step. I find it hard to respect people, including some of my coworkers, who don't work at work. I don't care about an hour or so but people who warm their seats surfing the web, online shopping, Facebook, and celebrity gossip, etc for more than 2/3 of the working day, esp when there's plenty of work to go around and room to innovate, really get my goat.

Op, when my kids were very young I went through a period of what in retrospect was probably depression. I found it hard to work at work as the rest of my life encroached on the job time. I had a job loss scare and totally turned things around. I now keep a log of my working hours so I can see when I'm slipping. E.g. if I need to make doctors appointments or check my personal email or leave the office to take a walk, I log out on my phone. I tally up my own hours to keep myself honest. It helps that I'm now in a mission oriented nonprofit. I know that when I slack, in cheating or funders and the people we help. I also feel bad about myself when I slack.

If your current job cannot inspire you to do better, look for something else or take on new tasks that might not save the world but will enhance your skill set. It is so so much easier to go to work each day and forgo some time with my kids since I believe in and take pride in my work. It also helps that my kids love aftercare and hate it when I pick them up early. They also have a consistent bedtime finally, which helps to be able to do the run the household tasks at night instead of during the workday.

Good luck, op. I agree with pp that not everyone has to be a work superstar every single day  at every stage of life, but give it a true effort, and you'll probably find your life satisfaction improve.

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