[lagerstarfish]

Whilst on a very recent soujourn amid the discursive – and at times admittedly recondite –  intellectual meanderings of some of our erstwhile great thinkers etc, happenstance from her most arcane vaults of philosophical enquiry (the motherlode of hermetic endeavour)  the goddess Psyche herself yielded the following treasure of incomparable prize …

 

One of the symptoms of approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important. If I were a medical man, I should prescribe a holiday to any patient who considered his work to be terribly important

                                     
                                                                                                     
On the other hand …

Woooo-hooo-ooh-ooh … Ca pane pour moi !

 

How true those words are, even today.

Yours in thought

Lagers

[SA Chris]

Oscar Wilde

Work is the curse of the drinking class

I was going to tick overrated, but then thought no-one I know rates it terribly highly, so voted 7a/7b+ morpho instead (not that I have done it, or indeed any this morning).

[Jaspersharpe]

After 0.6s deliberation I plumped for option 7.

[jfw]

i had to tick overrated because there wasn't an option for "soul destroying dehumanizing tedium"

[lagerstarfish]

i had to tick overrated because there wasn't an option for "soul destroying dehumanizing tedium"

Noted and acted upon

[lagerstarfish]

After 0.6s deliberation I plumped for option 7.

That option was added specifically to facilitate your response, Jasper.
Because of a bet I placed in my head you owe me a pint for picking that answer.   

[grumpycrumpy]

Sorry Lagers ,but my work is so terribly important that I don't have the time to tick an option ....

[Drew]

Work

You did at least put in the proper answer as an option!

[SA Chris]

i had to tick overrated because there wasn't an option for "soul destroying dehumanizing tedium"

Noted and acted upon

I would like to recast my vote please.

[lagerstarfish]

i had to tick overrated because there wasn't an option for "soul destroying dehumanizing tedium"

Noted and acted upon

I would like to recast my vote please.

Upgrade it to 7c?

[SA Chris]

no, downgraded to pink anasazi lace-ups.

[Houdini]

Work's OK.  Gives you the chance to be told what to do instead of thinking you can do what you want.  Which you can, but that must be paid for.

But then - I've barely done a stroke of work in my life - any opinions I have on the subject should be viewed w/ deep suspicion.