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Re:Busyness leads to bad decisions by tonyedgecombe on Thursday December 05, 2019 @07:38AM (#21711807)
I'm not sure it's about enjoyment. At the extremes I suspect it's more of a compulsion.
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Re:Busyness leads to bad decisions by AstralStorm on Thursday December 05, 2019 @09:51AM (#21712683)
There can be enjoyment too, either normal or masochistic.

Alleged accomplishment tickles reward centers in the brain. In most people, reward from repetitive tasks fades quickly, in some others it does not. (Perfect employees for assembly line. Except we have robots.)

A masochist instead may thrive on the discomfort of it.

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