The nature of work and its connection to our sense of self worth, or lack there of, is one of the great questions of our time. It’s the topic of my next article, and if you don’t mind, I’m going to link to this because it provides some important context I only touch on.

Guilt is a powerful motivator that has been deployed unscrupulously. In our family we say “guilt max” to anyone who tries it on.

Sounds like you’ve got your neighbour’s number.