My wallpaper is a gorgeous, high-resolution picture of my first cat, long-passed. It makes me happy to see it when I log in or tab between windows or whatever,

My wallpaper is a gorgeous, high-resolution picture of my first cat, long-passed. It makes me happy to see it when I log in or tab between windows or whatever, but for the most part, I work full-screen so I rarely see it. So in part, I agree with this. But also, the idea that the wallpaper on your computer was too distracting, that the longing for carefree sunny days, and the harsh crash back to reality was too hard on you - I think this speaks to more issues than that you have a too-nice picture on your computer. You could just as easily have the same problem with that photo, framed physically next to you on your desk or on the wall. The problem isn't with the photo on your computer, the problem seems to be more that your work is making you miserable. (Seriously, ten hours a day working? That's at least two too many.) I'm, of course, reading into this, I don't really have sufficient context for the whole story, and your work could be very satisfying and you just long for more quality time in your work/life balance. But _that's_ the issue here, not whether the thing that reminds you that your life is out of balance is on your computer or on your desk or in your mind.