This is important and useful exploration. I think it’s important to distinguish between roles, techniques, and identity. You’re the same person (to the extent that the phrase makes any sense for constantly-changing beings) at work and at home. You’re performing different functions, for different people who are also in different roles.
Note that this would be true even without work—you interact differently with your children than with your wife, and very differently with the plumber or your landlord. There’s really very little risk for most people mixing these up.
I caution about being TOO binary in work vs home attitudes. Being goal-driven and performing unfun tasks in order to achieve those goals is part of every life, and there are lots of household goals that benefit from this mindset. Likewise, some amount of whimsy and creativity is a valuable part of many jobs.
This is important and useful exploration. I think it’s important to distinguish between roles, techniques, and identity. You’re the same person (to the extent that the phrase makes any sense for constantly-changing beings) at work and at home. You’re performing different functions, for different people who are also in different roles.
Note that this would be true even without work—you interact differently with your children than with your wife, and very differently with the plumber or your landlord. There’s really very little risk for most people mixing these up.
I caution about being TOO binary in work vs home attitudes. Being goal-driven and performing unfun tasks in order to achieve those goals is part of every life, and there are lots of household goals that benefit from this mindset. Likewise, some amount of whimsy and creativity is a valuable part of many jobs.