I have ADHD, I hope you can follow this.

I'm starting to not like the idea that we are supposed to "enjoy" life the whole time, meaning not working and just sitting around. I get immense pleasure from working. I'm not saying some meaningless 9-5 where you sit at a desk and just send emails most of the day. I mean actual physical labor, or something mentally challenging. Even if it's something you do every day, you're still exercising your brain to accomplish a task. I feel like part of the problem with this train of thought is you're not stopping to smell the roses. Now granted, the wages in most countries need to be higher, there's absolutely no denying that. But to think that you're just supposed to live in lavish luxury all the time is absurd. Go for a nature walk at the end of a long day, and don't bring anything except clothes (please, for other people), or do some manual labor, help someone do something, gift someone something, all of these things bring pleasure to you. You don't need to go on six vacations a year, one or two will suffice. Take the holidays to yourself and family. Give to the community

If you think about our ancestors, all they did most of the day was work. Either hunting, cooking, walking for water, plain surviving in the wild, etc. Sure they probably only did a couple hours of this a day, but there was nothing else to do except sit there, sleep, fuck, and eat. Until we developed the arts and what not.

The point I'm trying to get across is this: we live in a day and age where we have so much technology that it's messing with our brain chemistry. We are perpetually bored, and unsatisfied now because we always have a stimulus. Take away the stimulus for a few hours and go sit in nature, trust me you'll start to relax and actually enjoy the nothingness. Then you'll realize that none of this actually matters, the luxury I mean. The only thing that brings true happiness is surviving, on a fundamental level. So act like you are surviving again, if that makes sense. Fast, then eat a nice bowl of fruit in the summer time. Go for a short run. Listen to the sounds of nature. Call a friend or family member. All of these things should bring you joy. Stop and smell the roses. There is literally no point to life at all, so don't expect anything from it.