Contributing is a part of being human, whether you are blue collared, self employed or in the office. Think of it as working as a team. Everything you do, means you are contributing to someone, well.. at least.
I collect bottles on the streets as a side because it makes the world a better place, recycling plastic, aluminium cans or glass bottles. Plus you get some form of payment which is nice when you recycle.
Whether you are consuming or creating, it is a form of contributing to society. As for mental health, it is best to tweak your understanding of how I contribute to society just by doing the little things if there is a form of incentive at the end of it. I guess if you don’t need money, you could do it for no incentives but maybe it helps you sleep at night knowing you did something to keep the streets clean.
There are all sorts of avenues to contribute! Even when you talk to people, passing knowledge down to your fellow friends or strangers.
That said I will talk more about this topic in the later stage.
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