I am very happy to see that we are beginning to challenge these ideas that we should be working harder and longer. Because quantity does not at all equal quality. And in fact many creative processes cannot be subjected to the rigour of specific number of Work hours, etc. I am slowly trying to accept and understand that also, although I find it difficult and sense a certain guilt when I don't conform to the Work hard/long motto
I can confirm that. It turns out that at times (but not always, obviously) when you are not busy in hard toil or some tiring task, you may feel remorse and guilt for not sticking to that work hard thing. But at the end of the day, it may happen that you didn't actually waste your time but did the right thing which would handsomely pay you back in the future. It is like staying away from trading completely for some time while letting your profits grow.