In America, where capitalism thrives and competition rules all, citizens are expected to engage themselves in unending labor. From a young age, it is instilled into one’s brain that the harder you work, the more benefit you reap. Youngsters are even taught to frown upon those who use their leisure time for pleasure.

Such an attitude diminishes the opportunity to enjoy and appreciate the perks produced by all of that effort. It attempts to render the reward system obsolete, instilling an “all work and no play attitude” in its victims. It works… for a while. Eventually, the brain begins to wonder why it continuously exerts itself for no suitable compensation. It comes to the realization that it can produce more enjoyment by refusing to engage in laborious activity, and then acts on that belief. Things like the television and an unhealthy diet replace work as the path to happiness. This replacement is usually permanent.

So, every once in a while, break that habit of not taking a break and harvest the crops brought forth by labor. That way, it is known why you plant the seeds.