Acharya Prashant addresses the debate on working hours, suggesting that the entire discussion is flawed because it operates within a loveless environment. He explains that in the current corporate context, both the employer and the employee are prisoners of an exploitative system. The employer wants to maximize profit, while the employee works solely for a salary. Neither has any real love for the work itself. This creates a transactional relationship where the employee seeks to maximize their output (salary) for minimum input (hours), and the employer wants the opposite. This conflict of interest is why the debate about working 70 or 90 hours a week arises. He contrasts this with a life where one loves their work, describing it as a form of passion or 'aashiqui'. In such a state, one does not count the hours because the work itself is the reward. He quotes Kabir Saheb, "When the mind is immersed in love, who counts the dates and days?" The speaker argues that true freedom lies in this passion for one's work, a concept that both sides of the working-hours debate fail to grasp. The so-called freedom of a weekend is likened to a prisoner's brief parole, not genuine liberty. The desire for work-life balance only arises because people hate their work and seek an escape from it. Acharya Prashant further elaborates that this situation is a product of societal conditioning. From childhood, individuals are taught to be result-oriented, focusing on numbers, ranks, and salary packages (CTC) rather than developing a love for the process or the subject itself. This leads them to choose jobs based on monetary compensation, trapping them in work they dislike. To sustain a lifestyle built on these earnings, they accumulate liabilities and habits, making it difficult to leave. He points out the irony that people who hate their jobs work to earn money to enjoy life, but the work itself consumes their life, leaving them with no quality of life to enjoy. He concludes by stating that the debate is frivolous because it ignores the fundamental issue: the nature of the work. The solution is not to argue about the number of hours but to find work that is an expression of love, as Kahlil Gibran said, "Work is love made visible."