working hard vs. taking it easy in life theme

A character must choose how they want to approach life in general: Be diligent and attend to their duties, or take it easy and have fun.

8 total · 1 choice · 5 major · 2 minor

Story	Level	Motivation
as1985e1x16	choice	Jonathan's parents were exceedingly proud of him for how hard he worked. But Jonathan squandered all of his hard earned college tuition money on a flashy car and then resolved never to work another day in his life. Years later he was a drifter who sorely regretted not listening to his parents' advice to work hard. Finally, in an inexplicable stroke of good fortune, a lifetime of loafing about paid of for Jonathan when he found that the junk he had collected over the years was now worth a fortune as collector's items.
ftt1982e3x03	major	Pinocchio time and again choose to do what was fun at the moment, rather than carrying out his duties.
ftt1982e4x01	major	Peter and Paul choose the easy way out by building ill-constructed houses, while Larry by contrast took the time and effort to build his house of out brick.
ftt1982e5x02	major	The story concerned the question of how much diligence vs. how much recreation one ought to strive for in life.
movie: The Mind of Mr Soames (1970)	major	John came to resent Dr. Maitland for forcing him to learn everyday at the expense of having fun, while Doctor Bergen took the approach that some recreation was essential to John's development.
tng5x20	major	It was up to Alexander to figure out whether he should follow in the strong work ethic of his people or embrace Lwaxana's care free ways.
rbt1985e3x07	minor	Dudley contemplated all the leisurely activities he could do instead of burning the midnight oil on his various writing pursuits.
tftc1989e7x13	minor	By stark contrast with his two witless brothers, Dudley was a hardworking Joe, and had bought a wolf-proof house.