The division between "leisure" and "work" proffered is too coarse and binary.
A continuity of work-y-ness makes more sense: the degree to which something qualifies as "work" is proportional to how distal the reward is.
Most leisure provides immediate reward for some amount of effort/energy expended, or at the very least provides little reward but demands little, too. But when the only pay-off for one's effort is years away, this is when true work takes place.
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The division between "leisure" and "work" proffered is too coarse and binary.
A continuity of work-y-ness makes more sense: the degree to which something qualifies as "work" is proportional to how distal the reward is.
Most leisure provides immediate reward for some amount of effort/energy expended, or at the very least provides little reward but demands little, too. But when the only pay-off for one's effort is years away, this is when true work takes place.