Ninety percent of paid work is time-wasting crap. The world gets by on the other ten.

John Derbyshire
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When you are working for someone else, the only people who really matter are your boss and coworkers. The rest of your job is just a means to an end. You are not judged by how you do something, but on whether you do it well enough to please everyone else. People who work long hours, even if they are doing what they love, are just wasting their time. When they get home, they should be able to relax and enjoy their free time with family and friends.

Source: We Are Doomed: Reclaiming Conservative Pessimism

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