Often one hears others saying they want to work to live, not live to work. Do you agree? If so, try reading this. It might give you food for thought.

There’s this thing people say about work. I’m sure you’ve heard it countless times, and maybe you’ve said it yourself. I’ve heard it a lot too, and I’ve nodded at it more than once. As an expression, it may well be old enough to qualify as common wisdom.

“I want to work to live, not live to work.”

It sounds perfectly reasonable, or at least it does until you start thinking about it. The sentence above suggests three things.