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Many people work long hours, leaving very little time for leisure activities. Does this situation have more advantages or more disadvantages? Give reason for your answer and include any relevant example from your own knowledge or experience.

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During
this
time
people
 are obliged to
work
 more hours to filled personal achievements
instead
 of
choosing
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 spend more
time
 with their families or even themselves.
This
 essay considered that the negative aspects of
this
 topic are more than the good
things
. Nowadays a lot of
people
 think that being successful in their job could be someone in life, but
this
 is "old school" thinking. There were times when men used to
work
 many hours to fill their family needs thinking that material
things
 were more important than affection or just being there when their family needed them. In today's world, there are still
people
 thinking the same way and putting first what they should do
instead
 of what they really want.
For example
, many
people
 agree that by working too many hours they will be happy or even provide their family with all the
things
 they need but I personally do not agree with that, for me is more important to spend
time
 with our loved ones or even ourselves
instead
 of being absorbed by
work
.
On the other hand
, individuals who
work
 too much justify their actions by saying that they do that in order to personal growth and they will have spare
time
 when they get old. Everyone is free to do or feel whatever they want but it is mostly known by different studies that working too much can cause fatigue and by knowing
this
, I would suggest
to
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those workaholics
to
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step back and think about what they really want
for
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their future.
To conclude
, working too much have its ups and downs and every individual should know what is best for them but always be conscious that all the
things
 they choose could cause an effect, not just on themselves but sometimes on the
people
 who are near them.
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