[codingdave]

That is exactly the point - that leaves 55-60% of our waking time not working. Why let the minority of your time define your self worth and identity?

Sure, our work time serves someone else's desires... in exchange for money that we use to build the home and life that we want. Hopefully spending our time and energy with the people and family we want. Work is a tool to empower everything else. Do that work - do it well. But let the "everything else" define you.

[brezelgoring]

Do you sleep? You, realistically, get only 15~20% of your waking hours to yourself. I know it goes in favor of the 'you are your job' camp, of which I am against, so what I'd say is 'choose wisely'.