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'I feel like if my job were just to cut wood in the forest all day, then I'd be golden.'

I imagine there is a guy cutting wood somewhere right now, thinking the exact opposite?

Yes, and? People are different. There are Europeans who dream of living in the US, and Americans who dream of living in Europe. There are short people who wish to be taller and tall people who wish to be shorter.

I think you missed the point? We have a saying in the UK that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

In other words, you may think some other job would be a lot easier or more enjoyable until you are doing that exact job everyday and dreaming of doing something else for a living.

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