"The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he's always doing both." - James Michener
I need to figure out how the aspect of choosing one's environment comes into play here. Where would Tiger Woods be if he'd just taken a job at Wendy's? Are legions of retirees failures because they left work for leisure? Perhaps the answer is that, where our environment is beyond our control, we find a vision of excellence within that environment, and let that be the end of it.
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