I want to tell a little story about this picture because I had a heated discussion yesterday with a few friends.

This is a photo from 2016, when I was working at a multinational company that handled document digitization.
Basically, a team would go into the field and scan all birth, marriage, and death certificates. Then, back at the office, we had to convert them into digital format. In short, I spent almost 8 hours at the computer, just copying from one side to another (, I type very quickly on the keyboard, I don't think anyone can beat me )
And where I want to go with this and the reason for the post. While we were working, 7 and a half hours, half an hour was break time, specifically 3 breaks of 10 minutes each.
As you can see in this photo, no one was in the office. And the reason no one was there was because people took breaks, and I didn’t.
The reason I didn’t take breaks was because at the end of the month, an average was calculated based on all the documents each person entered into the computers, and the person in first place received a bonus of 500 RON.
That 500 RON represented a 50% increase on the standard salary, which at the time was 1000 lei per month, and basically, instead of taking those breaks, I kept working and entering documents to stay in first place and get that bonus.
The reason for this post is that I had a heated discussion with a few friends where I said I don’t understand how some people don’t want more from life.
I don’t understand how you can look at some people who have things you desire, and yet expect those things to come from the sky.
I guess you also want a better car, a better house, a better phone, a more beautiful vacation. Doesn’t everyone want more?
And then I was told that I always see other people through my own eyes. I don’t fully agree with that because I find it hard to believe that someone doesn’t want more from life.
So, my question to you is: Do you want more from life? Do you do more for yourself? And if so, what do you do?