Working harder and smarter means more rewards which means higher quality of life and better leisure.
Does it really?
Tell that to the person working in the inner city at some fast food place.
Or tell that to the poor farmer in the Phillipines plowing a field with a mule and a plow.
Or you can tell that the market analyst who just lost his job to an algorithm.
Or the insurance adjuster who is going to be automated out.
If any of those people are not satisfied with their quality of life, I tell them, take a step back, be smart, use what you have to change your situation.
That's what working smarter would mean for them.
That may not be easy, which is where hard work and discipline come in.