- Work ensures a certain degree of freedom, both in terms of time and mind. (Either it is not intrusive and threatens to enter every aspect of my personal life, i.e., it should not dominate my life, or the working hours can be allocated for other uses such as reading and writing for personal pleasure.)
- Nature and art can be enjoyed. There should be extra time and energy for personal creative projects (a book, a game, a song etc.)
- Work gives a certain sense of meaning. Another layer of meaning comes from personal projects.