“You have a nature.  You can play the tyrant to it, but you will certainly rebel.  How hard can you force yourself to work and sustain your desire to work?  How much can you sacrifice to your partner before generosity turns to resentment?  What is it that you actually love?  What is it that you genuinely want?  Before you can articulate your own standards of value, you must see yourself as a stranger—and then you must get to know yourself.  What do you find valuable or pleasurable?  How much leisure, enjoyment, and reward do you require, so that you feel like more than a beast of burden?  How must you treat yourself, so you won’t kick over the traces and smash up your corral?  You could force yourself through your daily grind and kick your dog in frustration when you come home.  You could watch the precious days tick by.  Or you could learn how to entice yourself into sustainable, productive activity.  Do you ask yourself what you want?  Do you negotiate fairly with yourself?  Or are you a tyrant, with yourself as slave?” ~ Jordan Peterson, via 12 Rules for Life (Page 90)