It's hard for non-entrepreneurial types to understand, but some people are just satisfied with having a huge disconnect with their work and life.
For a long time, it upset me to see my intelligent friends do this. They couldn't wait to get out of college, get a job with a big company, put in their workweek, and that's that. No desire to do a startup, and learned what they needed for the job.
It's just what it is, there's no reason to fight it, just understand that sometimes having that huge disconnect between work and life is optimal for them.
"but some people are just satisfied with having a huge disconnect with their work and life."
While true, I think "disconnect" has unnecessarily negative connotations. You could equally say, "some people are happy when work doesn't dominate their whole life." Whether this is a good or bad thing depends on what you want out of life and what you want out of your work.
For a long time, it upset me to see my intelligent friends do this. They couldn't wait to get out of college, get a job with a big company, put in their workweek, and that's that. No desire to do a startup, and learned what they needed for the job.
It's just what it is, there's no reason to fight it, just understand that sometimes having that huge disconnect between work and life is optimal for them.