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I'm guessing it's a spectrum in terms of "slacking off" at work. Like yourself I'm quite productive with my work and feel like I can accomplish the same amount in 30 minutes as some others can in a single day.

This gives me wiggle room, working from home I'll take a longer break at lunch, going for a walk after eating and I like to read up on tech news etc as well.

I wouldn't say I do the bare minimum, but I also have a strong sense of not letting people down.

That being said I'm quitting my job as I'm not super motivated by the work and have a side project that I get joy out of every time I touch it.

One thing to think about in terms of slacking off is what you're getting besides money in terms of the work you're doing. I suspect that if you aren't getting much personal growth from the work then it's easy to see how you'd be unmotivated to put in more than the bare minimum. In which case you might want to change job / project etc and work on something you feel will allow you to grow.




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