"Why shouldn't I put in the minimum amount of effort into work that gets me to a comfortable lifestyle outside of work?" I agree. Why shouldn't you? I've never

"Why shouldn't I put in the minimum amount of effort into work that gets me to a comfortable lifestyle outside of work?" I agree. Why shouldn't you? I've never heard anyone say "I wish I'd put more time and effort into work". I -have- heard "I wish I was paid more", and if effort equates to that (from all observations of my career, I remain unconvinced) I can see that changing your minimum (i.e., from "minimum required to not get fired" to "minimum required to get to the next level"), but going above and beyond that minimum doesn't extrinsically affect you. So if intrinsically you value 'life' more than 'work' there...better to take that time/effort and put it into life. This article just made it clear how ephemeral work meaning is, and how important life meaning is, and how important it is to subjugate the former to the latter. Which I agree, seems at odds with the title.