Acharya Prashant explains that when a task that should take four hours is done in fourteen, it doesn't improve but rather deteriorates. He uses the analogy of frying a 'puri' (Indian bread); if over-fried, it turns to charcoal and then ash. This metaphor illustrates that one should stop a task that is being unnecessarily prolonged. He applies this to the corporate world, where people who work late are often praised. He asserts that these individuals are not hardworking but are 'thieves'—stealing from their work by not completing it efficiently and from themselves by leaving no time for self-knowledge or self-development. In response to a questioner who cannot finish her work and has no time for other activities, Acharya Prashant suggests that this issue stems from an internal emptiness. People cling to never-ending work to avoid confronting this void. He contrasts this with a state of internal completeness, using examples from the Mahabharata. Arjun, the mighty-armed warrior ('Mahabaho'), was also Brihannala, an expert female dance teacher. Similarly, the powerful Bhima was also an excellent cook. This demonstrates a multidimensional personality that arises from a state of inner fullness. A person who is internally complete, with strong roots connected to the Self (Atma), can excel in various fields. Their life blossoms in all directions, and their work becomes an expression of inner joy, not a burden. It is completed efficiently, leaving ample time for other pursuits. This is the expression of a complete life, where one can be a warrior, a dancer, a cook, and more. The best archer, he notes, must have practiced with such depth that the practice was completed in a short time, allowing him to learn other arts like dancing. Conversely, a person operating from internal emptiness lives a one-dimensional and frustrating life. Their work is a means to hide their inner flaws and is never truly finished. This kind of 'hard work' is a curse, a bribe to existence to conceal their inner falsehoods. The speaker concludes that all our problems are fundamentally internal. Until one acknowledges and addresses these internal issues, no amount of external effort or busyness will resolve them. The work of those who are internally empty is merely a cover-up for their inner turmoil.