What counts as “work”?

Here are some things that count as “work” to me. If you’re doing these things (or others like them), you’re working:

• Listening to a work related podcast
• Reading a work related book or article
• Listening to a meeting recording while driving
• Taking a walk and thinking through a work problem
• Exercising while listening to a work related training
• Discussing a work problem with your significant other
• Chatting about nonsense with your coworkers to bond

Work doesn’t only happen while you’re sitting at a computer or in an office. 40 hours is a distraction.