Hard work is rewarding in what you can accomplish and in the sense of satisfaction you can obtain. There’s a need for it as a human animal.

There’s also a time for it; we are not machines. We also derive pleasure from play, and there must be space for that too.

The great balance between play and purpose seems to be one of life’s great conundrums, one I have yet to solve. How we navigate this tightrope affects not only our well-being, but how much we can happily contribute to the world, and thus us all.