hugh comments on The fallacy of work-life compartmentalization - Less Wrong

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Comment author: hugh 05 March 2010 01:28:00PM 1 point [-]

What do you do? Having something to do, and having something asked of one, is far more fulfilling than being asked to do nothing. Eliezer's example of the exhausted peasant comes to mind. Who would actually enjoy doing nothing all day?

Comment author: LucasSloan 05 March 2010 06:30:50PM 0 points [-]

I am afraid your question is based on a misreading of my question. I didn't mean to imply that the "correct" answer was that having nothing to do was better than having to do work. I was honestly asking, so that I could provide actually useful advice, instead of simply assuming and possibly saying something stupid.

Comment author: hugh 07 March 2010 03:19:35AM 0 points [-]

My apologies. I took "Would you be happier if you were actually working 40 hours a week?" to be sarcasm, since it seemed like Rain had already answered the question. I hope I didn't offend too greatly.