It's a profession. For some of us it's more than that, for some it's just a hobby, but for many it's exactly that, neither more nor less. Getting to the point

It's a profession. For some of us it's more than that, for some it's just a hobby, but for many it's exactly that, neither more nor less. Getting to the point where one can deliver value and find it easy, and setting the cruise control, is a reasonable thing to do. Frees time and mental attention for the rest of life. I don't happen to be wired up that way, but there are times when I wish I was.