Nowadays a balance between what we like and what we should do can hardly be achieved by most people. People tend to pay more attention to personal pleasure than their duties. Therefore, in my opinion, most people spend too much time on their entertainment.

There are many reasons for people to immerse themselves in personal pleasure. Above all, entertainment is everywhere in this modern digital age. Everyone can access fascinating mobile games and the latest movies on the internet no matter where they are. And to make matters worse, most people lack the ability to resist the temptation of entertainment. As a result, endless entertainment has gradually consumed the time that should be spent on work, study, or other personal duties.

Take my colleague as an example. He is addicted to TikTok, which is an app in smartphones. Also, he watches short videos by TikTok whenever he has time. However, the excessive use of this short-form video app led to his failure in career last year. At first, he just spent quite a little time on this app after work. But due to growing dependence on TikTok, he began to watch short videos during working hours. Finally, he didn’t finish his working tasks at the end of last year and made a terrible mistake on an important paperwork. No doubt my boss fired him without hesitation. The unbalance between his work and entertainment destroyed his career at last.

I have to admit that a small number of people can still spend enough time doing what they should do. However, it does not mean that they don’t pay more attention to personal pleasure but only means they can control themselves better. As the access to entertainment become easier than ever before, most people cannot insist on spending much time on what they should do but indulging in what they like to do.