[Kirby]

I've gone through periods of life where this was true. There were reasons - truly bad boss, problems in my personal life, etc - but eventually I realized that slacking off had started to become the primary cause of my depression.

So I did what I had to do to actually start getting things done at work. (In my case, I did an end-run around the truly awful boss who was going through a nasty divorce and taking it out on me.) And it didn't take long before I stopped hating life and myself. And I left that job with my head held high. (Because once I was useful, why have a truly awful boss?)

I can't say that I go full steam every hour of the day, but I like to go home at the end of every day knowing I accomplished something real and useful. There are days where the answer is no, but they're the exception. And since I started actually working, I've gotten good, my salary has gone up, and I'm much happier. And I just recently got a great job offer in the middle of a recession!

So, believe in the two-hour rule at your own peril. There's a sweet spot between this, and married to your job. (Workaholics really are a drain on morale too, but that's a different post.)