Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Work is defined by your lack of preference for it; if you would choose something else, it feels like labor.
- In plain terms
- You are only working when you'd rather do something else.
- What can you take from it?
- Passion eliminates the feeling of work.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes you feel like you are working?
- When does work feel like play?
Another view
Some necessary tasks feel like work even if you have no better option.
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