How much time do you spend at work?

I have this strong feeling that most of the time that I have/day – I spend it @work or doing something related to my work. For so much time work has been a great part of my life, so great that there are few things left that distract my attention from it.
But there comes a day when…
You realize that you need to de-focus from work so that you can concentrate on building something valuable. My actions in my work-group are mostly group oriented and sometimes group validated. I have worked on the latter part, so that what I do is mostly the result of my decision. What I need to do next is generate knowledge and do something significant.
This should make my work worth it
Investing time, investing effort, investing self discipline.
The strategic investment at times conflicting with personal socially constructed needs… makes the whole process more difficult.
I feel sometimes the feeling of self accomplishment is achieved through more that one general goal. To be specific, one might need a family, some good friends, some fun and some sort of awesome job to feel fulfilled.
I feel I have to focus on one, maximum two of these. The combination of it all wouldnt work.
So the question “How have you been lately?”
… could only have one meaning to me:
“What have I accomplished lately, through my work?”
I’d be terribly dissapointed not to have an answer to that.