And before that, many societies would work 4-hour days, or work during part of daylight and have the rest of the day off. I really don't see why people affix a

And before that, many societies would work 4-hour days, or work during part of daylight and have the rest of the day off. I really don't see why people affix any sort of value to the amount of work they take when they should be concentrating on their results and how work aligns to their life. I work less than 20 hours a week to finish my studies and generally speaking I do what I want, which includes reading technical literature (out of a personal desire to do so), cooking, and taking a 3 or 4-day weekend off every month to visit people and travel. I leave the stress to the difficult stuff (the studying bit) and live within my means, and the lack of anxiety or rush means my work is actually solid without spending excessive time to concentrate or get results. I consider this my ideal lifestyle, not because I work little, but because I have a choice on how I live my life and how much effort I get to focus towards the things that I want.