While I feel that I have made enormous strides towards happiness by utilizing Freedom in my person life, I have been lagging behind when it comes to applying Freedom to my professional life. I seem to be stuck in an old way of thinking where I focus too much on duty, obligation and self-discipline. This is confusing for me, because I used to hold self-discipline as one of my greatest traits. I still certainly see value in it, but the problem arises when this discipline directly clashes with my Freedom. On one hand, we have a trait that is highly valued in society and consistently delivers good results. On the other hand, we have a the virtue of Freedom, which I have proven time and time again brings me happiness.
I don't have an answer to this problem yet. In an ideal world, I would be able to drop any task that conflicts with Freedom and not worry about it. However, when the realities of survival such as work, paying bills, and graduating come into play, I find that I am obligated to do certain things I would rather not do. Theoretically, I could simply not do these things, but the consequences of not doing them would result in a loss of Freedom as well. It's sort of a lose-lose situation; one way or another, Freedom is restricted.
I suppose the true answer for this question is to ask for help, and see if some alternatives can be developed.
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