I read the central point of the piece as, "I must be super productive so that I can maximize my wealth" rather than, "I must be super productive to just to r

I read the central point of the piece as, "I must be super productive so that I can maximize my wealth" rather than, "I must be super productive to just to remain competitive". To me it seems like the author assumes people are optimizing because they're driven to squeeze every drop of value out of their time, rather than just trying to remain competitive in the market.