We all have different definitions for similar things, that's the beauty of communication. To me work is the endeavors we take on in order to achieve something. Whether it's a paycheck, fitness, or mental health. I'm technically unemployed but working towards other things in life. I consider it work because it fits into my definition, and though I'll spend an entire day drawing animations or editing and I get no income from it. I greatly enjoy doing it and can't see myself doing much else theses days.
Anyone in the same or opposite spectrum of working long hours, how do you feel about?
When I was 18 I took pride in working 16hr shifts at warehouses(mainly because I didn't want to go home) and seeing an actually decent pay check from the overtime. Now I regret not just getting a better job, that place and pay were awful and sometimes work ethic isn't something to be too prideful about. You can shoot yourself in the foot thinking some/most jobs are worth your time and effort, it's just a means to a end. Money. I like being passionate about what I do in life now, I don't want to be under an employer's thumb anymore.