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Happy as a Proverbial Clam: why I choose contentment over career

Ambition . It's a highly prized quality in our modern world, and while it can be a very helpful and rewarding one, it's not always the road to a more general state than happiness: contentment. That's what I would like to discuss in this post. Seneca, a Greek philosopher, (to paraphrase to the nth degree) stated that man consistently seeks more leisure time, to enjoy life and moreover, to be content. And yet we find ourselves prioritising a busy lifestyle over our own wellbeing . Why? Can we choose not to? Of course.  I quite often have people ask me why I chose to "stand in a shop" when I have a degree under my belt and a lot of life experience considering I'm only 24 (nearly). The truth is: 1) I love my job : the people are great, clothes are my thing and honestly talking to such a variety of people makes my day! and b) I don't want a career where I'm simply running its treadmill to earn money to buy things I don't need so that I can ki