But you surely can&#x27;t suggest that this property of <i>you</i> should generalize to other people? Yes, there is a component of happiness related to feeling productive, but surely it&#x27;s not 100%, and it varies from person to person.<p>Your advice effectively says to ignore your non-work life goals that cost money because only your work-goals-productivity will make you happy. I doubt this very much, and certainly know that it&#x27;s not true for anyone I&#x27;ve ever worked with.