A career and a lifestyle are not the same thing. For many, the "homesteading" labor is an fulfilling and concrete complement to lucrative but abstract desk wor

A career and a lifestyle are not the same thing. For many, the "homesteading" labor is an fulfilling and concrete complement to lucrative but abstract desk work, not a replacement. It takes the place of idle hobbies like consuming more media on screens, lifting abitrary weights or running in place on a treadmill, etc It's natural to assume we'd be pretty deeply wired to productively tend to our own lives and our own well-being in very concrete way, and many people who intentionally take up neglected homesteading tasks at their own pace and convenience often find it ameliorates many of the odd feelings of depression, anxiety, restlessness, etc that hung over them previously. We probably shouldn't be doing anything in particular all day, but doing concrete productive things in a world where so many things are abstract and alienating can provide great balance.