[Freelancer]

I feel slightly different about what is hard work, to me hard work is a repetitive and boring job. I feel drained after doing this and definitley not invigorated. On the other hand there's challenging 'work' I enjoy doing and the time seems to fly past, I might be physically and mentally tired but I feel great when I'm done. I don't think thats hard work at all, as shamou said its play and fun.

Every time somebody mentions hard work I cringe a bit inside, it feels bad/difficult and well plain hard. I very much prefer challenging 'work' because it allows me to grow and growing is in the end always pleasurable (although at times its difficult and painfull). Not to mention that I can do challenging work for years on end while hard work I'm tired off after weeks.