> But I don’t think I’m over-romanticising to suggest that just as there is something psychologically corrosive about the fact that the lawyer can always bill another six minutes, there is something psychologically healthy about the fact that the farmer can sometimes rest assured that there is nothing useful to be done until the morning.

This sense of a “forced” break from work, reminds me of the Jewish concept of the Sabbath.

You were literally forbidden from productive work, 1 day a week.

So this forced time for reflection, spiritual care, and time with family.